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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
would had combination
This is the first time people have been confused about a sentence I have written even though I see nothing wrong with it.
Sample Sentence: You would move into a house that had a previous occupant.
Many people told me that the sentence implied that the occupant is still there.
Sample Sentence: You would move into a house that had a previous occupant.
Many people told me that the sentence implied that the occupant is still there.
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Anonymous Many people told me that the sentence implied that the occupant is still there. I don't know if I'd call it implication, but you can take the sentence to mean that. I would use "had had" to avoid any misunderstanding.
- Anonymous Many people told me that the sentence implied that the occupant is still there.
- I don't know if I'd call it implication, but you can take the sentence to mean that.
- I would use "had had" to avoid any misunderstanding.
- a house that had had a previous occupant.
- CJ
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AnonymousMany people told me that the sentence implied that the occupant is still there.I don't know if I'd call it implication, but you can take the sentence to mean that. I would use "had had" to avoid any misunderstanding.
... a house that had had a previous occupant.
CJ
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