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Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction, 3rd Edition, Page 44, 46

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johngeekster
 Post subject: Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction, 3rd Edition, Page 44, 46
 Post Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:42 am 
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Use of Perfect tense.

In the introduction to Past Perfect tense on Page 46, it is written that " If more than one action in a sentence occurred at different times in the past, you must use the past perfect tense for the earlier action and simple past for the later action".

But on Page 44 , we are given an example:-
He WALKED to the school in the morning and RAN home in the afternoon.

Here the two actions occur at different times in the past but the tense has been kept same. The above two things contradict each other. Please suggest the exact rule for the usage of PAST PERFECT TENSE
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varun_783
 Post subject: Re: Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction, 3rd Edition, Page 44, 46
 Post Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:13 am 
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Hi,

The rule depends on the context of the sentence. It is mentioned in the book that if the sequence of events is obvious then there is no need to use past perfect. In the sentence that you that used, the words "morning" and "afternoon" tell us which event took place first and which one took place second. So in this case, there is no need to use past perfect

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Sunil
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction, 3rd Edition, Page 44, 46
 Post Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:40 pm 
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Thank you Sunil!

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