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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Tense sentence
When you blew me off, I had to snooped into your life. Is this a correct sentence? I don't think so..it sounds weird too.
What's wrong with it?
What's wrong with it?
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Pleasehelp, one obvious mistake in the sentence is the -ed participle after the infinitive marker to. It should read: When you blew me off, I had to snoop into your life. There is some uncertainty as to whether when here would be more appropriate than, say, after.
- Pleasehelp, one obvious mistake in the sentence is the -ed participle after the infinitive marker to.
- It should read: When you blew me off, I had to snoop into your life.
- There is some uncertainty as to whether when here would be more appropriate than, say, after.
- Therefore, the alternative could be: After you blew me off, I had to snoop into your life.
- You may say: ...
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Pleasehelp,
one obvious mistake in the sentence is the -ed participle after the infinitive marker to. It should read:
When you blew me off, I had to snoop into your life.
There is some uncertainty as to whether when here would be more appropriate than, say, after. Therefore, the alternative could be:
After you blew me off, I
one obvious mistake in the sentence is the -ed participle after the infinitive marker to. It should read:
When you blew me off, I had to snoop into your life.
There is some uncertainty as to whether when here would be more appropriate than, say, after. Therefore, the alternative could be:
After you blew me off, I
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Gleb_ChebrikoffPleasehelp,
one obvious mistake in the sentence is the -ed participle after the infinitive marker to. It should read:
When you blew me off, I had to snoop into your life.
There is some uncertainty as to whether when here would be more appropriate than, say, after. Therefore, the alternative could be:
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It can't. Snooping follows blowing off, and not vice versa.
The only possible alternative would be:
After you had blown me off, I snooped into your life.
The past perfect is optional, however, since after makes it clear that blowing off preceeded snooping into his life.
Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff.
The only possible alternative would be:
After you had blown me off, I snooped into your life.
The past perfect is optional, however, since after makes it clear that blowing off preceeded snooping into his life.
Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff.
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