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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
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Was broken
Can one use:
1. The lock was broken at nine o'clock in the morning.
2. At nine o'clock in the morning the lock was broken
instead of:
The lock was already broken at nine o'clock in the morning. (At nine o'clock it was already a broken lock.)===
Can one use:
3. The lock had been broken at nine o'clock in the morning.
4. At nine o'clock in the morning the lock had been broken
instead of:
The lock had already been broken at nine o'clock in the morning. (At nine o'clock it was already a broken lock.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
1. The lock was broken at nine o'clock in the morning.
2. At nine o'clock in the morning the lock was broken
instead of:
The lock was already broken at nine o'clock in the morning. (At nine o'clock it was already a broken lock.)===
Can one use:
3. The lock had been broken at nine o'clock in the morning.
4. At nine o'clock in the morning the lock had been broken
instead of:
The lock had already been broken at nine o'clock in the morning. (At nine o'clock it was already a broken lock.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan Can one use:1. 2. At nine o'clock in the morning the lock was broken instead of:The lock was already broken at nine o'clock in the morning.
- navitasan Can one use:1.
- 2.
- At nine o'clock in the morning the lock was broken instead of:The lock was already broken at nine o'clock in the morning.
- ) If the context disambiguates the statements, yes.
- navitasan Can one use:3.
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navitasanCan one use:1. The lock was broken at nine o'clock in the morning.2. At nine o'clock in the morning the lock was broken instead of:The lock was already broken at nine o'clock in the morning. (At nine o'clock it was already a broken lock.)If the context disambiguates the statements, yes.
navitasanCan one use:3. The lock had bee
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