Today, I sat an English Language exam. One of the questions was :
By the age of 17, he _________ what to study.
a) had decided
b) decided
I circled b) but I'm not certain. What's the correct answer ?
A
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A makes it plain that he decided before he was 17.
With B, maybe he decided when he was 17.