“Had Come” or “Came”
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My mom and I are editing my book and we got stuck on a sentence: "It seemed like such a big question for someone her age — at least she thought so — for it had only been a few seasons after she was born that a Tendlebee called Tutor came to collect her."
My mon thinks it should be "had come," but I like "came." Does anyone know the correct way to do this? I found a great deal of conflicting information :-)
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My mom and I are editing my book and we got stuck on a sentence: "It seemed like such a big question for someone her age — at least she thought so — for it had only been a few seasons after she was born that a Tendlebee called Tutor came to collect her."
My mon thinks it should be "had come," but I like "came." Does anyone know the correct way to do this? I found a great deal of conflicting information :-)
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My mom and I are editing my book and we got stuck on a sentence: "It seemed like such a big question for someone her age — at least she thought so — for it had only been a few seasons after she was born that a Tendlebee called Tutor came to collect her."
My mon thinks it should be "had come," but I like "came." Does anyone know the correct way to do this? I found a great deal of conflicting information :-)
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My mom and I are editing my book and we got stuck on a sentence: "It seemed like such a big question for someone her age — at least she thought so — for it had only been a few seasons after she was born that a Tendlebee called Tutor came to collect her."
My mon thinks it should be "had come," but I like "came." Does anyone know the correct way to do this? I found a great deal of conflicting information :-)
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They're both correct.
If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that happened after she was born, it should be came.
You probably want to avoid using too many verbs in the past perfect, like had come, so if this is just the first of a whole bunch of verbs which need to have the same tense, use came. If not, it's up to you.
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They're both correct.
If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that happened after she was born, it should be came.
You probably want to avoid using too many verbs in the past perfect, like had come, so if this is just the first of a whole bunch of verbs which need to have the same tense, use came. If not, it's up to you.
answered 3 hours ago
Peter Shor
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They're both correct.
If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that happened after she was born, it should be came.
You probably want to avoid using too many verbs in the past perfect, like had come, so if this is just the first of a whole bunch of verbs which need to have the same tense, use came. If not, it's up to you.
answered 3 hours ago
Peter Shor
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They're both correct.
If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that happened after she was born, it should be came.
You probably want to avoid using too many verbs in the past perfect, like had come, so if this is just the first of a whole bunch of verbs which need to have the same tense, use came. If not, it's up to you.
answered 3 hours ago
Peter Shor
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They're both correct.
If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that happened after she was born, it should be came.
You probably want to avoid using too many verbs in the past perfect, like had come, so if this is just the first of a whole bunch of verbs which need to have the same tense, use came. If not, it's up to you.
answered 3 hours ago
Peter Shor
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answered 3 hours ago
Peter Shor
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answered 3 hours ago
Peter Shor
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answered 3 hours ago
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