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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

use of had

Northup might have saved her from this especially vicious attack 'had' he granted her request.

In the sentence, please let me know the use of had. is it a writting style, i.e. instead of 'he had granted her request'
  

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"had he granted her request" is just a fancy way of saying " if he had granted her request".

  • "had he granted her request" is just a fancy way of saying " if he had granted her request".
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"had he granted her request" is just a fancy way of saying "if he had granted her request".

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