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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

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1)'My grandmother had raised me till I was five years old.
2)'My grandmother had raised me by the time I was five years old.

The sentence #1 is correct?
and #2 is incorrect?
  

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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?

  • 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?
  • Yes.
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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.
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Thanks ,Mr.MM!
I understand
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I have one more question.
Can I use "before" instead?

3)My grandmother had raised me before I was five years old.
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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:

My grandmother had been raising me before I was five years old.
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Thanks,Mr.MM
I was going to ask the passive voice of the sentence next.

1)I had been raised by my grandmother before I was five years old.
2) I had been being raised by my grandmother before I was five years old.

I have these two sentences in mind now.
grammatically correct but awkward?
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Anonymousgrammatically correct but awkward?
Yes, especially #2.
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Thanks again,Mr.MMEmotion: smile

1)I had been raised by my grandmother before I was five years old.
2)I had been raised by my grandmo
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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:

I was raised by my grandmother till I was five years old.
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Thanks a lot for the helpEmotion: smile

I really understand well

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