Is the sentence “While i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings.” ungrammatical?
Is the sentence “While i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings.” ungrammatical?
I think this sentence is grammatical using past perfect to describe multiple events in past
but the answer says ‘while i was traveling I saw beautiful buildings’ is correct.
Why the sentence ‘while i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings’ is incorrect?
past-tense past-perfect
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Is the sentence “While i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings.” ungrammatical?
I think this sentence is grammatical using past perfect to describe multiple events in past
but the answer says ‘while i was traveling I saw beautiful buildings’ is correct.
Why the sentence ‘while i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings’ is incorrect?
past-tense past-perfect
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The problem is that without further context, the past perfect sets I had seen beautiful buildings as an event that happened before I was traveling, contradicting the word while. With further context, the sentence could be correct. For example, While I was traveling, I had seen some beautiful buildings, but compared with the Palace of the Dictator, they all seemed like crude mud hovels.
– Peter Shor
9 hours ago
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Is the sentence “While i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings.” ungrammatical?
I think this sentence is grammatical using past perfect to describe multiple events in past
but the answer says ‘while i was traveling I saw beautiful buildings’ is correct.
Why the sentence ‘while i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings’ is incorrect?
past-tense past-perfect
asked 12 hours ago
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Is the sentence “While i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings.” ungrammatical?
I think this sentence is grammatical using past perfect to describe multiple events in past
but the answer says ‘while i was traveling I saw beautiful buildings’ is correct.
Why the sentence ‘while i was traveling i had seen beautiful buildings’ is incorrect?
past-tense past-perfect
past-tense past-perfect
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The problem is that without further context, the past perfect sets I had seen beautiful buildings as an event that happened before I was traveling, contradicting the word while. With further context, the sentence could be correct. For example, While I was traveling, I had seen some beautiful buildings, but compared with the Palace of the Dictator, they all seemed like crude mud hovels.
– Peter Shor
9 hours ago
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The problem is that without further context, the past perfect sets I had seen beautiful buildings as an event that happened before I was traveling, contradicting the word while. With further context, the sentence could be correct. For example, While I was traveling, I had seen some beautiful buildings, but compared with the Palace of the Dictator, they all seemed like crude mud hovels.
– Peter Shor
9 hours ago
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The problem is that without further context, the past perfect sets I had seen beautiful buildings as an event that happened before I was traveling, contradicting the word while. With further context, the sentence could be correct. For example, While I was traveling, I had seen some beautiful buildings, but compared with the Palace of the Dictator, they all seemed like crude mud hovels.
– Peter Shor
9 hours ago
The problem is that without further context, the past perfect sets I had seen beautiful buildings as an event that happened before I was traveling, contradicting the word while. With further context, the sentence could be correct. For example, While I was traveling, I had seen some beautiful buildings, but compared with the Palace of the Dictator, they all seemed like crude mud hovels.
– Peter Shor
9 hours ago
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It isn't incorrect (except that 'I' should always be in upper case). As a sentence on its own, it's probably better with 'saw', but you could say something like "While I was travelling I had seen some beautiful buildings, but the new art gallery in my home town was as fine as any of them".
answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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It is not correct because "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
– Karlomanio
7 hours ago
If "while I was traveling" means "back when I was traveling", then "had seen" works as having happened at the same time as traveling.
– PvtBuddie
1 hour ago
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This is NOT grammatical.
The correct wording should be
While I was travelling, I saw beautiful buildings.
This is because the use of "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
Please refer to this site for uses of the past perfect.
answered 7 hours ago
KarlomanioKarlomanio
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It isn't incorrect (except that 'I' should always be in upper case). As a sentence on its own, it's probably better with 'saw', but you could say something like "While I was travelling I had seen some beautiful buildings, but the new art gallery in my home town was as fine as any of them".
answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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It is not correct because "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
– Karlomanio
7 hours ago
If "while I was traveling" means "back when I was traveling", then "had seen" works as having happened at the same time as traveling.
– PvtBuddie
1 hour ago
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It isn't incorrect (except that 'I' should always be in upper case). As a sentence on its own, it's probably better with 'saw', but you could say something like "While I was travelling I had seen some beautiful buildings, but the new art gallery in my home town was as fine as any of them".
answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,39831518
It is not correct because "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
– Karlomanio
7 hours ago
If "while I was traveling" means "back when I was traveling", then "had seen" works as having happened at the same time as traveling.
– PvtBuddie
1 hour ago
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It isn't incorrect (except that 'I' should always be in upper case). As a sentence on its own, it's probably better with 'saw', but you could say something like "While I was travelling I had seen some beautiful buildings, but the new art gallery in my home town was as fine as any of them".
answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,39831518
It isn't incorrect (except that 'I' should always be in upper case). As a sentence on its own, it's probably better with 'saw', but you could say something like "While I was travelling I had seen some beautiful buildings, but the new art gallery in my home town was as fine as any of them".
answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,39831518
answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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answered 9 hours ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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It is not correct because "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
– Karlomanio
7 hours ago
If "while I was traveling" means "back when I was traveling", then "had seen" works as having happened at the same time as traveling.
– PvtBuddie
1 hour ago
add a comment |
It is not correct because "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
– Karlomanio
7 hours ago
If "while I was traveling" means "back when I was traveling", then "had seen" works as having happened at the same time as traveling.
– PvtBuddie
1 hour ago
It is not correct because "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
– Karlomanio
7 hours ago
It is not correct because "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
– Karlomanio
7 hours ago
If "while I was traveling" means "back when I was traveling", then "had seen" works as having happened at the same time as traveling.
– PvtBuddie
1 hour ago
If "while I was traveling" means "back when I was traveling", then "had seen" works as having happened at the same time as traveling.
– PvtBuddie
1 hour ago
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This is NOT grammatical.
The correct wording should be
While I was travelling, I saw beautiful buildings.
This is because the use of "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
Please refer to this site for uses of the past perfect.
answered 7 hours ago
KarlomanioKarlomanio
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This is NOT grammatical.
The correct wording should be
While I was travelling, I saw beautiful buildings.
This is because the use of "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
Please refer to this site for uses of the past perfect.
answered 7 hours ago
KarlomanioKarlomanio
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This is NOT grammatical.
The correct wording should be
While I was travelling, I saw beautiful buildings.
This is because the use of "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
Please refer to this site for uses of the past perfect.
answered 7 hours ago
KarlomanioKarlomanio
827310
This is NOT grammatical.
The correct wording should be
While I was travelling, I saw beautiful buildings.
This is because the use of "while" implies doing something at the same time in both clauses of the sentence. "Had been" implies that the buildings were seen before they were travelling.
Please refer to this site for uses of the past perfect.
answered 7 hours ago
KarlomanioKarlomanio
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answered 7 hours ago
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The problem is that without further context, the past perfect sets I had seen beautiful buildings as an event that happened before I was traveling, contradicting the word while. With further context, the sentence could be correct. For example, While I was traveling, I had seen some beautiful buildings, but compared with the Palace of the Dictator, they all seemed like crude mud hovels.
– Peter Shor
9 hours ago