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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

When to use had as a modifier

Which is proper:
Her husband started radiation therapy...
Her husband had started radiation therapy...
  

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Had is not a modifier. It is part of the verb phrase which makes the past perfect tense. Both of your sentences are proper English.

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  • Had is not a modifier.
  • It is part of the verb phrase which makes the past perfect tense.
  • Both of your sentences are proper English.
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Had is not a modifier. It is part of the verb phrase which makes the past perfect tense.

Both of your sentences are proper English.
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