past perfect simple (ellipsis) – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 74 in the category of PAST is defined as:

leave out the subject before the past perfect simple where it is understood from the previous clause.

_c _had _vvn

*However the common that clauses do not really locate ellipsis.

1 THAT HAD COME 3547 2 THAT HAD HAPPENED 3283 3 THAT HAD GONE 2900 4 THAT HAD TAKEN 2845 5 THAT HAD BECOME 2761 6 AND HAD MADE 2275 7 THAT HAD FALLEN 2151 8 AND HAD TAKEN 2112 9 THAT HAD MADE 2088 10 AND HAD BECOME 2065 11 THAT HAD OCCURRED 1705 12 AND HAD SEEN 1534 13 AND HAD GONE 1511 14 AND HAD COME 1468 15 AND HAD LOST 1368 16 AND HAD WORKED 1307 17 AND HAD GIVEN 1259 18 THAT HAD BEGUN 1234 19 AND HAD SPENT 1140 20 THAT HAD GROWN 1125 21 AND HAD LEFT 1104

22 THAT HAD LED 1095

23 THAT HAD PASSED 1054 24 AND HAD RECEIVED 1052 25 AND HAD LIVED 1023 26 AND HAD STARTED 977 27 AND HAD BEGUN 959 28 THAT HAD SEEN 926 29 THAT HAD CAUSED 918 30 THAT HAD BROUGHT 903 31 THAT HAD STARTED 902

32 THAT HAD DEVELOPED 862

33 THAT HAD LOST 847

AND HAD PLANNED

Northwest Herald He said he bought the property this summer and had planned to move into the home with his three sons.

35 AND HAD FOUND 757 36 AND HAD TRIED 755 37 AND HAD GOTTEN 735

38 THAT HAD EXISTED 728

39 AND HAD DECIDED 724 40 AND HAD SERVED 713 41 THAT HAD GIVEN 687 42 AND HAD ASKED 674 43 AND HAD HEARD 669 44 AND HAD PUT 662 45 THAT HAD WORKED 662 46 AND HAD MOVED 657 47 AND HAD USED 650 48 THAT HAD CHANGED 646

49 AND HAD DEVELOPED 644

50 AND HAD SUFFERED 627 51 THAT HAD GOTTEN 627 52 THAT HAD RECEIVED 607

53 THAT HAD FORMED 606

54 THAT HAD LEFT 595 55 THAT HAD WON 588 56 THAT HAD GATHERED 575 57 AND HAD TOLD 573 58 AND HAD FALLEN 572 59 AND HAD FAILED 571 60 THAT HAD HELPED 567 61 THAT HAD BUILT 564 62 THAT HAD BROKEN 556 63 AND HAD WRITTEN 554

64 THAT HAD APPEARED 548

65 THAT HAD PLAGUED 544 66 AND HAD WON 537 67 AND HAD GROWN 518 68 THAT HAD FAILED 516 69 AND HAD BROUGHT 514 70 AND HAD SET 511 71 THAT HAD DIED 511

72 AND HAD REACHED 499

73 THAT HAD SPREAD 498 74 THAT HAD ACCUMULATED 497 75 THAT HAD BELONGED 485 76 AND HAD FORGOTTEN 476 77 THAT HAD TURNED 459 78 AND HAD HOPED 458 79 THAT HAD KEPT 453 80 THAT HAD SERVED 453

81 THAT HAD ESCAPED 452

82 AND HAD SAID 451 83 AND HAD LEARNED 445 84 AND HAD SENT 441 85 AND HAD STOPPED 432 86 THAT HAD ARISEN 428 87 AND HAD BUILT 427 88 THAT HAD STOOD 419 89 AND HAD RETURNED 414 90 AND HAD PLAYED 412 91 AND HAD READ 407 92 AND HAD TURNED 407

93 AND HAD LIMITED 390

94 THAT HAD HELD 387 95 BUT HAD FAILED 382 96 AND HAD RUN 374 97 THAT HAD KILLED 370 98 AND HAD GOT 368 99 THAT HAD SURVIVED 367

100 THAT HAD RUN 363

B1 vocabulary:

appeared (1) developed (1) escaped (1) existed (1) formed (1) led (1) limited (1) planned (1)

reached (1)