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Hasibul Alam Posted 5 years ago
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Why writer did not use " did" before "tell" instead he used "told"
How long before the camerlegno told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square they were in danger?
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Hasibul Alam How long before the camerlegno told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square they were in danger? That's a tricky one.
- Hasibul Alam How long before the camerlegno told the crowd in St.
- Peter’s Square they were in danger?
- That's a tricky one.
- The subject-verb inversion is in the implicit "it was" (as "was it").
- How long was it before the camerlegno told the crowd ...?
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Hasibul AlamHow long before the camerlegno told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square they were in danger?
That's a tricky one. The subject-verb inversion is in the implicit "it was" (as "was it").
How long was it before the camerlegno told the crowd ...?
Answer: It was ______. (t
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