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Thu 17 Apr, 2014 03:04 pm
Is "just came" acceptable in American English in the following sentence from a newspaper article?
She desperately wanted someone to help her make sense of things. At around 10.30 p.m., she got her wish. Her father _____________________ (just come) home from work, and he handed her his BlackBerry. "She wants to speak to you", he said.
The original has "had just come", see here:
http://poy.time.com/2012/12/19/runne...i-the-fighter/
@sibu,
sibu wrote:
Is "just came" acceptable in American English in the following sentence from a newspaper article?
She desperately wanted someone to help her make sense of things. At around 10.30 p.m., she got her wish. Her father _____________________ (just come) home from work, and he handed her his BlackBerry. "She wants to speak to you", he said.
The original has "had just come", see here:
http://poy.time.com/2012/12/19/runne...i-the-fighter/
"Had just come" is correct. "Just came" indicates a more immediate action.
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