Anonymous The sentence #1 is correct? Yes, but I see no call for the past perfect without further context; use 'raised' (simple past) alone. Anonymous and #2 is incorrect?
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AnonymousThe sentence #1 is correct?Yes, but I see no call for the past perfect without further context; use 'raised' (simple past) alone.
Anonymousand #2 is incorrect?Yes.
AnonymousCan I use "before" instead?3)My grandmother had raised me before I was five years old.That is a little hard to interpret. This would be clearer:
Anonymousgrammatically correct but awkward?Yes, especially #2.
Anonymousso,#2 is the most natural sentence?Among the ones you have presented, yes, but I think it is wrong; as I said, this is the expected: