BW2/3  +  288802 Fri, 03 Nov 06 03:00 AM Someone name Lee knocked on her door and inquired about the lot that her husband agreed to sell. Is the above sentence correct? Thank you BW2/3 Joined on Sat, Oct 22 2005 Contributing Member 1,283 Carpe diem!!

	Marius Hancu  +  288803 Fri, 03 Nov 06 03:03 AM named ------------ MUSIC; You Couldn't Give 'Em Away ... acoustic track by someone named Becky Severson. '' ... ; songs by someone named Sigmund Snopek; October 8, 2006 - By MARC WEINGARTEN (NYT) Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673

	Grammar Geek  +  288810 Fri, 03 Nov 06 03:30 AM I think I would write it as "her husband had agreed to sell." Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,506 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Yoong Liat  +  288841 Fri, 03 Nov 06 04:50 AM  Grammar Geek wrote: I think I would write it as "her husband had agreed to sell." Someone named Lee knocked on her door and inquired about the lot that her husband agreed to sell. Someone named Lee knocked on her door and inquired about the lot that her husband had agreed to sell. I think both sentences are fine. It is a matter of preference. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,746 Grammar

	Yankee  +  288909 Fri, 03 Nov 06 10:32 AM I'd also prefer "had agreed" in that particular sentence. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,405 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain