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Past perfect vs Past tense

by veenu08 » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:26 pm
Hi,

Can some explain me the correct usage -

Unlike the brown sparrow, the passenger pigeon (was slaughtered indiscriminately, had been slaughtered indiscriminately) and became extinct in 1914.

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by sameerballani » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:42 am
It should be "had been slaughtered."

You might want to refer: https://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-correctio ... tml#686875
veenu08 wrote:Hi,

Can some explain me the correct usage -

Unlike the brown sparrow, the passenger pigeon (was slaughtered indiscriminately, had been slaughtered indiscriminately) and became extinct in 1914.

Regards,
Veenu
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