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which one is correct
Something had happened there, I don't know what?
Something had happen there, I don't know what?
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Something had happened there, I don't know what it was.
Perfect tense
have/had + present participle
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Isn't the past perfect "dangling" here?
FRC
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Originally Posted by
Francois Isn't the past perfect "dangling" here?
I hope it doesn't drop. ;)
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Re: which one is correct

Originally Posted by
Anonymous Something had happened there, I don't know what?
Something had happen there, I don't know what?
Comma splice
Something had happened here (Sentence 1),
I don't know what (Sentence 2).
Try,
A. Something had happened here; I don't know what (it was).
B. Something had happened here. I don't know what (it was).
C. Something had happened here and I don't know what (it was).
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Originally Posted by
shane 
Originally Posted by
Francois Isn't the past perfect "dangling" here?
I hope it doesn't drop. ;)
I guess this is FRC-speak 
I meant can the past perfect be used when it is not tied to a precise event in the past (usually marked by a simple past clause) ?
FRC
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