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Diamondrg Posted 21 years ago
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what would you use in ----? would had not been totally wrong in this context?
It ---- until 1972, when Phillipe Pinel was placed in charge of an asylum in Paris, that some improvements were made.
It ---- until 1972, when Phillipe Pinel was placed in charge of an asylum in Paris, that some improvements were made.
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Would 'had not been' be totally wrong? No, not totally wrong, just unusual and unidiomatic. It wasn't until 1972 ...
- Would 'had not been' be totally wrong?
- No, not totally wrong, just unusual and unidiomatic.
- It wasn't until 1972 ...
- that some improvements were made.
- The text appears to be a narrative of events in Paris around 1972.
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Would 'had not been' be totally wrong?
No, not totally wrong, just unusual and unidiomatic.
It wasn't until 1972 ... that some improvements were made.
The text appears to be a narrative of events in Paris around 1972. As such, it is written from the present point of view, and there is therefore no need of a past perfect. The past perfect requires the e
No, not totally wrong, just unusual and unidiomatic.
It wasn't until 1972 ... that some improvements were made.
The text appears to be a narrative of events in Paris around 1972. As such, it is written from the present point of view, and there is therefore no need of a past perfect. The past perfect requires the e
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