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Kingston123 Posted 9 years ago
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Why this sentence is wrong?

Sentence: She never saw a bear before she moved to Alaska.

please tell me why this sentence is wrong?

  

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kingston123O Pl ease tell me why this sentence is wron g. I do not see anything wrong in the sentence though some books may require you to use past perfect, had never seen in place of never saw . Past perfect is used to mark the first of the two past actions that happened one after the other.

  • kingston123O Pl ease tell me why this sentence is wron g.
  • I do not see anything wrong in the sentence though some books may require you to use past perfect, had never seen in place of never saw .
  • Past perfect is used to mark the first of the two past actions that happened one after the other.
  • But, since before clearly shows which action happened first, there is no need of using past perfect.
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kingston123OPlease tell me why this sentence is wrong.

I do not see anything wrong in the sentence though some books may require you to use past perfect, had never seen in place of never saw.

Past perfect is used to mark the first of the two past actions that happene

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