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Rajivme Posted 17 years ago
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Sentence correction

It was when a rough voice shattered my sensitive eardrums, I realized that I dozed a little.- Please correct the sentence
  

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" This shows that one past tense event took place before the other. First, you dozed. Then you realized it.

  • " This shows that one past tense event took place before the other.
  • First, you dozed.
  • Then you realized it.
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I'd recommend the past perfect tense, "that I had dozed a little."
This shows that one past tense event took place before the other. First, you dozed. Then you realized it.

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