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Snappy Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Than I expected/had expected

Are the following sentences the same in meaning?

1. The starting salary is better than I had expected.
2. The starting salary is better than I expected.

Does sentence 1 occur if it is followed by "before I had a job interview" (i.e., The starting salary is better than I had expected before I had a job interview.)?

  

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Snappy Are the following sentences the same in meaning? 1. The starting salary is better than I had expected.

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  • Snappy Are the following sentences the same in meaning?
  • 1.
  • The starting salary is better than I had expected.
  • 2.
  • The starting salary is better than I expected.
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Snappy

Are the following sentences the same in meaning?

1. The starting salary is better than I had expected.
2. The starting salary is better than I expected.

Yes. 'had' is optional.

SnappyDoes sentence 1 occur if it is followed by "before I had a job interview" (i.e., The starting salary is better than I had ex
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