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This tag is for grammar questions, but only if you're not certain what other tag to use. If possible, tag as tense, verb, articles, prepositions, or some other more specific tag or tags instead.
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Why "had" is being used here?
It is past tense.
"I think he had a collar (on him, when I saw him in the past)."
I think he has a collar is present tense, implying the dog still has a collar on. However, the driver has no way to …
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looks at him as if she's about to say something
(2) and (3) are both grammatically correct, and both say the same thing. (2) is obviously shorter because it omits the "she's" but since there is no other interpretation for the meaning of the senten …
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