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Soochu Posted 22 years ago
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The difference
Sentence A:When reports came into london zoo that a wild puma had been spotted foty-five miles south of london.
Sentence B:When reports came into london zoo that a wild puma has been spotted foty-five miles south of london.
Sentence C:When reports came into london zoo that a wild puma was spotted foty-five miles south of london.
The sentence B is right? I think "had" should be used because of the "came".
But I don't know the difference between A and C.^_^
Sentence B:When reports came into london zoo that a wild puma has been spotted foty-five miles south of london.
Sentence C:When reports came into london zoo that a wild puma was spotted foty-five miles south of london.
The sentence B is right? I think "had" should be used because of the "came".
But I don't know the difference between A and C.^_^
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None of these are sentences, Soochu. But clauses A and C are both possible, with essentially the same meaning for all practical purposes. More strictly, in C, the spotting and reporting could have come at the same time, or the spotting could have preceded the reporting.
- None of these are sentences, Soochu.
- But clauses A and C are both possible, with essentially the same meaning for all practical purposes.
- More strictly, in C, the spotting and reporting could have come at the same time, or the spotting could have preceded the reporting.
- In A, the spotting must have preceded the reporting.
- PS: And London Zoo should be capitalized.
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None of these are sentences, Soochu. But clauses A and C are both possible, with essentially the same meaning for all practical purposes. More strictly, in C, the spotting and reporting could have come at the same time, or the spotting could have preceded the reporting. In A, the spotting must have preceded the reporting.
PS: And London Zoo should be capitalized.
PS: And London Zoo should be capitalized.
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