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by prachich1987 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:34 am
Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she had been an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.

A)Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she had been
B)Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
C)George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such time as she was
D)Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
E)George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been


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by rohu27 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:43 am
Kaplan syas the OA is A.
the explanation given is


George Eliot didn't become
George Eliot, as (B)-(E) have it. She became known as
George Eliot. The words "became" and "had been" indicate that her anonymity occured earlier than her fame.

but when already have before why do we need use past perfect?
I did go thru the old threads but cud not find any expert reply.

prachich1987 wrote:Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she had been an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.

A)Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she had been
B)Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
C)George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such time as she was
D)Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
E)George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been


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by prachich1987 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:48 am
rohu27 wrote:Kaplan syas the OA is A.
the explanation given is


George Eliot didn't become
George Eliot, as (B)-(E) have it. She became known as
George Eliot. The words "became" and "had been" indicate that her anonymity occured earlier than her fame.

but when already have before why do we need use past perfect?
I did go thru the old threads but cud not find any expert reply.

prachich1987 wrote:Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she had been an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.

A)Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she had been
B)Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
C)George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such time as she was
D)Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
E)George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been


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I got your point rohu27
u can PM an expert to help u on this
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by Tani » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:32 am
You use "had been" to indicate that the action occurred over a period of time. The past perfect indicates duration.
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