Timeline for "Since she had given up smoking, ..." or "Since she gave up smoking, ..."?
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| May 24, 2016 at 14:20 | history | edited | WS2 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 24, 2016 at 14:18 | comment | added | WS2 | @PeterShor Yes, on looking at it again I agree with you. I'm going to change it to *As she gave up smoking, her finances improved * | |
| May 24, 2016 at 13:03 | comment | added | Peter Shor | Your last recommended change sounds very weird to me. I would interpret it as meaning: While she gave up smoking, she was looking good, although I can't say exactly why. I think the combination of tenses means that I can't interpret the as to mean because. | |
| May 24, 2016 at 9:05 | history | answered | WS2 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |