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www0935
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 Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:34 am Post subject: a question about "tense" |
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Please help check out the answer.
Jack _____ out the ring he _____ half a year ago and proposed to Jennie.
(A) took�bought (B) had taken�had bought
(C) took�had bought (D) was taking out� had bought
The answer is (C), but how about (A)?
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:12 am Post subject: |
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I think ALL of them work. It depends on what you are trying to convey.
In answer to your specific question:- A. would also be quite acceptable. |
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CP
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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The best (most grammatically correct) answer is C: Jack took out the ring (simple past tense) that he had bought (past perfect) half a year ago. Since buying the ring occurred farther in the past than when he took it out, it is correct to put that in the pluperfect.
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