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That’s why I think it’s best that we challenge our fears, after making an honest attempt to determine what, precisely, we’re afraid of./p>p>If you’re interested, please listen: a hrefhttps://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-885wr-e0e0c9>The Inside Answer./a>/p>p>–Paul/p>div idatatags-370373-698411e0a4ba3>		script typetext/javascript>			__ATA  window.__ATA || {};			__ATA.cmd  window.__ATA.cmd || ;			__ATA.cmd.push(function() {				__ATA.initVideoSlot(atatags-370373-698411e0a4ba3, {					sectionId: 370373,					format: inread				});			});		/script>	/div>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/off-topic/ relcategory tag>off topic/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2020/06/27/challenging-and-being-honest-about-fears/#respond>Leave a comment/a>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-4520 -->							div idpost-4513 classpost-4513 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-humor category-language>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/12/23/christmas-wish-list/ relbookmark>Christmas Wish List/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/12/23/christmas-wish-list/ title7:16 pm relbookmark>span classentry-date>December 23, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>One of the benefits of working at a university is the extended “holiday break.” Of course, the holiday break lines up with Christmas every single year, so I’m beginning to suspect that the university is actually on Christmas break but believes that by saying “holiday” instead of Christmas, they are being much more inclusive./p>p>It makes no difference to me because I get 10 days of paid vacation!!/p>p>I’m going to fill my Christmas–I mean, holiday–break with as much Christmas cheer as I can considering that the Language and Grammar team has fallen behind on chores./p>p>Here are the planned activities for the week:/p>ul>li>It’s the Most Windows 10 Upgrade Time of the Year/li>li>Elf Comes Off the Shelf to Wash the Car (em>Note: We’ve had about one inch of snow and 10 inches of salt accumulation so far this winter/em>)/li>li>Santa Knows Whose Closet Is a Mess/li>li>I’m Dreaming of a Clean Basement/li>li>Jack Frost Is No Longer Nipping at My Doors/Windows (winterizing)/li>li>O Holy Plant Light/li>li>Fa La La Laundromat (cleaning blankets/comforters)/li>li>Rudolph Cleans the Dirt-Filled Vacuum Filter/li>li>Rudolph Returns to Empty the Recyclables/li>li>Frosty Defrosts the Refrigerator/li>li>Bring Me a New Figgy Filing System/li>li>Dominick the Donation Donkey (books, shoes, etc.)/li>li>Oh What Fun It Is to Ride on a Properly Greased Bike/li>li>Santa Got Run Over by a Vacuum on the Second Floor/li>li>The Elf that Called Lowes about Getting the Tub Replaced/li>/ul>p> /p>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/humor/ relcategory tag>humor/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/language/ relcategory tag>language/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/12/23/christmas-wish-list/#respond>Leave a comment/a>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-4513 -->							div idpost-45 classpost-45 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-grammar tag-am-in-the-morning tag-ante-meridiem tag-grammar tag-grammar-error tag-pm-in-the-afternoon tag-post-meridiem tag-writing>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/17/am-in-the-morning-pm-in-the-afternoon/ relbookmark>A.M. in the Morning, P.M. in the Afternoon/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/17/am-in-the-morning-pm-in-the-afternoon/ title9:16 am relbookmark>span classentry-date>August 17, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>It seems to me that I hear this particular grammar error more frequently now than in the past. I don’t know why, and it doesn’t really matter; I’m just here to clear things up./span>/p>p>em>Schools will open at 9:30 strong>a.m. this morning/strong>./em> em>The show will start at 10:30 strong>p.m. this evening/strong>./em>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>A.M. means ante meridiem, which is Latin for em>before /em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>noon (midday)/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>; therefore, saying em>Schools will open at 9/em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30 a.m./span>/em>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> this morning/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> is redundant since it means Sem>chools will open at 9/em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30/span>/em>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> before /span>/em>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>noon/span>/em>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> this mornin/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>g. Is there any other 9/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> before /span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>noon/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> than the one that occurs in the morning? Is there a 9/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> before /span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>noon/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> in the evening or afternoon? /span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>You could say em>The school will open at 9/em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30 a.m./span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> or em>The school will open at 9/em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30/span>/em>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> this morning/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> or em>The school will open at 9/em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30 a.m./span>/em>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> today/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>.br />/span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>The same could be said for em>The show will start at 10:30 p.m. tonight/em>. /span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> P.M. means post meridiem, which is Latin for em>after /em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>midday/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>, so this sentence is a redundancy. It says em>The show will start at 10:30 after midday this evening/em>/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>. Is there any other 10/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>:30/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> after the hour of /span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>noon (midday)/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> than the one that occurs at night? Is there a /span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>10:30 /span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>after the hour of /span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>noon/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> in the morning?/span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>By the way, the abbreviation em>a.m./em> has several meanings, some of which are distinguished by whether it is capitalized. For ante meridiem, the correct spelling is with lowercase letters, a.m., since it is an abbreviation for ante meridiem, not Ante Meridiem. You also need the periods to distinguish between meanings (for example, A.M., Am, am). The same is true for p.m./span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>Sherry/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> /span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;> /span>/em>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.wordpress.com/common-grammar-errors/ target_blank relnoopener>Sherry’s Grammar List/a>/span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.wordpress.com/pauls-posts/ target_blank relnoopener>Paul’s Language Posts/a>/span>/p>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/grammar/ relcategory tag>grammar/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classtag-links>					span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links>Tagged/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/am-in-the-morning/ reltag>a.m. in the morning/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/ante-meridiem/ reltag>ante meridiem/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/grammar/ reltag>grammar/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/grammar-error/ reltag>grammar error/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/pm-in-the-afternoon/ reltag>p.m. in the afternoon/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/post-meridiem/ reltag>post meridiem/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/writing/ reltag>writing/a>				/span>				span classmeta-sep>|/span>								span classcomments-link>span>Comments Offspan classscreen-reader-text> on A.M. in the Morning, P.M. in the Afternoon/span>/span>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-45 -->							div idpost-4490 classpost-4490 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-language>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/15/try-to-or-try-and/ relbookmark>Try To or Try And/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/15/try-to-or-try-and/ title3:12 pm relbookmark>span classentry-date>August 15, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>Although the phrase em>try and/em> is commonly used, it is illogical, and the correct phrase is em>try to/em>. em>Try/em> needs the infinitive after it. (Remember, the infinitive is the em>to/em> form of a verb, as in to read, to work, to sing.)/p>p>em>I will try and stay awake until the end of the movie./em> This sounds as if I am going to do two unrelated things that are connected in the sentence by the conjunction em>and/em>. First, em>I will/em> em>try, /em>but what will I try? I don’t specifically say. Second, em>I will stay awake until the end of the movie/em>. This, of course, is not the intended meaning of the sentence./p>p>em>I will try strong>to/strong> stay awake until the end of the movie./em> This construction makes the meaning of the sentence clear: Staying awake until the end of the movie is my goal./p>p>It also helps to remember that you wouldn’t use em>try and/em> for the past tense, as in em>I tried and stay awake./em> This doesn’t make sense. You would, instead, say em>I tried strong>to/strong> stay awake./em>/p>p>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/common-grammar-errors/>Sherry’s Grammar List/a>/p>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/language/ relcategory tag>language/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/15/try-to-or-try-and/#respond>Leave a comment/a>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-4490 -->							div idpost-4477 classpost-4477 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-grammar category-language>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/14/continuous-continual-grammar/ relbookmark>Continuous, Continual/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/14/continuous-continual-grammar/ title2:03 pm relbookmark>span classentry-date>August 14, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>em>Continuous/em> means perpetual, uninterrupted, without a break. em>I ran continuously for 30 minutes/em> means that I ran every second of every minute for 30 minutes. I did not stop for a water break or to catch my breath or to walk for 5 steps. I just ran from beginning to end without stopping./p>p>em>Continual/em> means that it happens repeatedly, but there is a break in the action. em>I continually wash dishes all day /em>means that I wash dishes repeatedly—-many times—-over the course of the day./p>p>Try some sort of mnemonic device to help remember the difference between these two./p>p>For example, em>continuous/em> ends in em>-s/em>, so you could associate it with the word em>stay/em> or em>same/em> or em>ceaseless/em>, all words that start with the em>-s/em> sound and describe the meaning of em>continuous/em>./p>p>em>Continual/em> ends in em>-l/em>, so you could associate it with the phrase em>leave and come back/em>, which starts with an em>-l/em> and describes the meaning of em>continual/em>: an action that leaves and then comes back./p>p>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/common-grammar-errors/>Sherry’s Grammar List/a>/p>p> /p>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/grammar/ relcategory tag>grammar/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/language/ relcategory tag>language/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/14/continuous-continual-grammar/#respond>Leave a comment/a>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-4477 -->							div idpost-4473 classpost-4473 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-language>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/09/a-lot-alot-allot/ relbookmark>A lot, Alot, Allot/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/09/a-lot-alot-allot/ title8:41 pm relbookmark>span classentry-date>August 9, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>Alot is the incorrect spelling of em>a lot/em>. Think of it this way: em>A lot/em> is just like a little, only more. em>She plays strong>a lot/strong> of tennis/em>. em>He has strong>a lot/strong> of extra time to finish his homework/em>. em>She works strong>a lot/strong>/em>./p>p>em>Allot/em> means to allocate or apportion. em>The municipality did not strong>allot/strong> enough money for the building of the new park, so the project has been postponed./em>/p>p>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/common-grammar-errors/>Sherry’s Grammar List/a>/p>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/language/ relcategory tag>language/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/09/a-lot-alot-allot/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-4473 -->							div idpost-4469 classpost-4469 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-language>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/09/then-and-than-grammar/ relbookmark>Then and Than Grammar/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/09/then-and-than-grammar/ title8:34 pm relbookmark>span classentry-date>August 9, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>Use em>than/em> when making a comparison. em>My brother is older strong>than /strong>I. She can do more strong>than/strong> that. They would rather read the book strong>than/strong> watch the movie./em>/p>p>Use em>then/em> when referring to the order of incidents, events, etc. em>It will be sunny in the morning but strong>then/strong> turn cloudy in the afternoon. You first have to have an idea, and strong>then/strong> you can make a plan for success. /em>/p>p>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/common-grammar-errors/>Sherry’s Grammar List/a>/p>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/language/ relcategory tag>language/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/08/09/then-and-than-grammar/#respond>Leave a comment/a>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-4469 -->							div idpost-228 classpost-228 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-grammar tag-english tag-has-have-ran-run tag-ran tag-run tag-writing>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/03/15/heres-mud-in-your-eye/ relbookmark>The Difference Between Drink, Drank, and Drunk in Grammar/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/03/15/heres-mud-in-your-eye/ title8:06 am relbookmark>span classentry-date>March 15, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>span stylefont-size:small;>I’ve written before about the past participle of the verb em>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/have-you-run-into-this-grammar-error/ target_self relnoopener noreferrer>to run/a>/em>; I’ve noticed a similar problem with the pattern of the verb em>to drink/em>./span>/span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>span stylefont-size:small;>The present tense of drink is, of course, em>drink/em>. em>He drinks eight glasses of water every day/em>./span>/span>/p>p>span stylefont-size:small;>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>The past tense is em>drank/em>. em>They drank champagne at /em>/span>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>midnight/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>./span>/span>/p>p>span stylefont-size:small;>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>The problem usually comes when forming the past participle. I know that it’s tempting to avoid using the word em>drunk/em> unless you’re talking about spending too much time with your buddies Jack (Daniels) or Johnnie (/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>Walker/span>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>), but in this case, avoidance is unnecessary. /span>/span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>span stylefont-size:small;>The past participle of drink is (have/has) em>drunk/em>, as in em>We have drunk the rest of the bottled water/em>. em>She has drunk two cups of coffee/em>. em>I have already drunk my morning tea./em> Do not say We have drank the rest…, she has drank two cups…., or I have already drank my tea./span>/span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>span stylefont-size:small;>Sherry/span>/span>/p>p>Paul’s book–a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.wordpress.com/the-book/ target_self relnoopener noreferrer>strong>span stylecolor:#0a8fbc;>Literally, the Best Language Book Ever/span>/strong>/a>;/p>p>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.wordpress.com/common-grammar-errors/ target_self relnoopener noreferrer>strong>span stylecolor:#0a8fbc;>Sherry’s Grammar List/span>/strong>/a>/p>							/div>!-- .entry-content -->				div classentry-utility>													span classcat-links>						span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links>Posted in/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/category/grammar/ relcategory tag>grammar/a>					/span>					span classmeta-sep>|/span>												span classtag-links>					span classentry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links>Tagged/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/english/ reltag>English/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/has-have-ran-run/ reltag>has have ran run/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/ran/ reltag>ran/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/run/ reltag>run/a>, a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/tag/writing/ reltag>writing/a>				/span>				span classmeta-sep>|/span>								span classcomments-link>span>Comments Offspan classscreen-reader-text> on The Difference Between Drink, Drank, and Drunk in Grammar/span>/span>/span>							/div>!-- .entry-utility -->		/div>!-- #post-228 -->							div idpost-85 classpost-85 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-grammar tag-grammar-error tag-had tag-past-perfect-tense tag-using-had-in-past tag-verb-tenses tag-writing>			h2 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/03/12/using-had-the-past-perfect-tense/ relbookmark>Using Had: the Past Perfect Tense/a>/h2>			div classentry-meta>				span classmeta-prep meta-prep-author>Posted on/span> a hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/2019/03/12/using-had-the-past-perfect-tense/ title12:36 pm relbookmark>span classentry-date>March 12, 2019/span>/a> span classmeta-sep>by/span> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://languageandgrammar.com/author/languageandgrammar/ titleView all posts by languageandgrammar>languageandgrammar/a>/span>			/div>!-- .entry-meta -->					div classentry-content>				p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>A reader wanted to know how to use the word em>had/em> in relation to verb tense, so I’m going to try to give a simple, short answer to her question. I think what the reader was asking about was the past perfect tense./span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>The past perfect is used when two events happened in the past, with one past action having occurred even before the other past action. To form the past perfect, use em>had/em> and the past participle of a verb in one part of the sentence. Often, the regular past tense is used in the other part of the sentence./span>/p>p>em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>Sally strong>had agreed/strong> to wait in the pumpkin patch with Linus before strong>she realized/strong> that there was no such thing as the Great Pumpkin/span>/em>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>. Both events happened in the past—agreeing to wait in the pumpkin patch and realizing that there was no Great Pumpkin—but the agreeing happened even before the realizing, so we have to use the past perfect tense for the agreeing part and the regular past tense for the realizing part./span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>We might be tempted to say em>Sally/em> strong>em>agreed/em>/strong>em> to wait in the pumpkin patch with Linus before she strong>realized/strong> that there was no such thing as the Great Pumpkin/em>, but we’d be wrong. Just using the regular past tense for em>both/em> parts of the sentence doesn’t work because one event happened before the other event./span>/p>p>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>Here are some other examples:/span>/p>ul>li>div>span stylefont-family:Georgia;>The telephone em>rang/em> after we em>had left/em> the house. 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