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Optimus Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Tense Simplification
I had never heard of tense simplification until today. Marius Hancu brought this subject up, and I was just wondering if the following is an example of tense simplification.
She hadn't been informed that he (had) disappeared.
How about this one:
She had noticed that he did [not had done] his part.
Native English speakers I've talked with on IRC don't seem to know anything about tense simplification, and they all said the above sentence is wrong. I found only 181 results when I googled for "tense simplification." Do you use tense simplification in real life? Is this a legitimate subject?
Thanks for your help.
She hadn't been informed that he (had) disappeared.
How about this one:
She had noticed that he did [not had done] his part.
Native English speakers I've talked with on IRC don't seem to know anything about tense simplification, and they all said the above sentence is wrong. I found only 181 results when I googled for "tense simplification." Do you use tense simplification in real life? Is this a legitimate subject?
Thanks for your help.
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Optimus I had never heard of tense simplification until today. Marius Hancu brought this subject up, and I was just wondering if the following is an example of tense simplification. She hadn't been informed that he (had) disappeared.
- Optimus I had never heard of tense simplification until today.
- Marius Hancu brought this subject up, and I was just wondering if the following is an example of tense simplification.
- She hadn't been informed that he (had) disappeared.
- How about this one: She had noticed that he did [not had done] his part.
- The simplified versions seem to go against the rules of grammar.
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OptimusI had never heard of tense simplification until today. Marius Hancu brought this subject up, and I was just wondering if the following is an example of tense simplification.
She hadn't been informed that he (had) disappeared.
How about this one:
She had noticed that he did [not had done] his p
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