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Ritwik06 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Tenses
Question: Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. The man who _______ (escape) from Alipur Jail has been arrested.
Answer: had escaped
I think "escaped" is also correct, but is "had escaped" grammatically wrong?
2. Carl Akelay, the American Naturalist ________ (lead) two expeditions in the nineteen twenties and now is buried among the Gorillas he loved so much.
Answer: had led
Similarly "led" is also correct, but is "had led" grammatically wrong?
3. My family and I ___________ (suffer) a good deal lately from the noise made by your guest.
Answer: have been suffering
The answers have been marked with italics. Please correct them wherever it is necessary. I shall be highly obliged.
Thank you.
1. The man who _______ (escape) from Alipur Jail has been arrested.
Answer: had escaped
I think "escaped" is also correct, but is "had escaped" grammatically wrong?
2. Carl Akelay, the American Naturalist ________ (lead) two expeditions in the nineteen twenties and now is buried among the Gorillas he loved so much.
Answer: had led
Similarly "led" is also correct, but is "had led" grammatically wrong?
3. My family and I ___________ (suffer) a good deal lately from the noise made by your guest.
Answer: have been suffering
The answers have been marked with italics. Please correct them wherever it is necessary. I shall be highly obliged.
Thank you.
Top answer
Some could make a case for the past perfect in #1 and #2, but I think the simple past is better. #3 is fine.
- Some could make a case for the past perfect in #1 and #2, but I think the simple past is better.
- #3 is fine.
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Some could make a case for the past perfect in #1 and #2, but I think the simple past is better. #3 is fine.
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I request you to please explain it.
Is the past perfect usage grammatically wrong? If not, whats the difference in meaning between the past perfect and the simple past as used here?
Is the past perfect usage grammatically wrong? If not, whats the difference in meaning between the past perfect and the simple past as used here?
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Hi, pals
In 1, I think "escaped" is not only grammatically correct but also makes sense. Take into account the present perfect context. The past perfect is grammatically correct as well, but senseless because it does not agree with the following sentence. But this can be changed to:
The man who had escaped from Alipur Jail was arrested shortly after.
In 2, I prefer the s
In 1, I think "escaped" is not only grammatically correct but also makes sense. Take into account the present perfect context. The past perfect is grammatically correct as well, but senseless because it does not agree with the following sentence. But this can be changed to:
The man who had escaped from Alipur Jail was arrested shortly after.
In 2, I prefer the s
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As Philip said, you can make a case for past perfect, but simple past it better, especially in the second one.
Use past perfect to show something happened before something else. He had led two expeditions before tragically losing his son to a tiger attack. There's no follow-on action to justify the use of the past perfect in the second one.
Use past perfect to show something happened before something else. He had led two expeditions before tragically losing his son to a tiger attack. There's no follow-on action to justify the use of the past perfect in the second one.
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