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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of superseded

Hi

Is this sentence natural in written English? Is the underlined had wrong or optional?

Dislike for her former boss was quickly superseded by the hatred she had developed for the new.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Is the underlined had wrong or optional? Not wrong.

— CalifJim

  • Mr.
  • Tom Is the underlined had wrong or optional?
  • Not wrong.
  • Optional only in the sense that the sentence remains grammatical whether you keep 'had' or remove it.
  • Personally, I like the 'had'.
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Mr. TomIs the underlined had wrong or optional?

Not wrong.

Optional only in the sense that the sentence remains grammatical whether you keep 'had' or remove it.

Personally, I like the 'had'.

CJ

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