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MIG Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"she had a picture taken" VS "She had taken a picture""

Hi. Please help me to understand the difference between two sentences below.

1) She had taken a picture. She knew how she wanted it to be. She would have liked to wear a simple white blouse...

2) She had a picture taken. She knew how she wanted it to be. She would have liked to wear a simple white blouse...
  

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MIG Hi. 1) She had taken a picture. She knew how she wanted it to be.

— Grammarfreak

  • MIG Hi.
  • 1) She had taken a picture.
  • She knew how she wanted it to be.
  • 2) She had a picture taken.
  • She knew how she wanted it to be.
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MIGHi. Please help me to understand the difference between two sentences below.1) She had taken a picture. She knew how she wanted it to be. She would have liked to wear a simple white blouse...2) She had a picture taken. She knew how she wanted it to be. She would have liked to wear a simple white blouse...
The difference is, the first one is past perfect act
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Thank you very much grammarfreak.
grammarfreakI don't really see the relevance of this passage to the question.
While I was reading "carried away" I saw that grammar and then I was wondering what would differ if I change that part, hence I included some context of that story in my question.
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