sitifan
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1. The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. (Developing Skills, by L. G. Alexander, page 82)
2. He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. (Developing Skills, by L. G. Alexander, page 76)
3. The Karen was sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. (written by me)
4. He had still been mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. (written by me)
Are #3 and #4 also acceptable to native speakers?
2. He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. (Developing Skills, by L. G. Alexander, page 76)
3. The Karen was sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. (written by me)
4. He had still been mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. (written by me)
Are #3 and #4 also acceptable to native speakers?
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