There is the following sentence from a reading:
When I was a lad, we weren't allowed to have shoulder-length hair at school. The headteacher cut it off in his office if we did, without so much as a phone call home.
I do not understand "did". In my opinion it refers to "have shoulder-length hair at school" but I would have used: had.
When I was a lad, we weren't allowed to have shoulder-length hair at school. The headteacher cut it off in his office if we had, without so much as a phone call home.
What do you think?
Cheers
When I was a lad, we weren't allowed to have shoulder-length hair at school. The headteacher cut it off in his office if we did, without so much as a phone call home.
I do not understand "did". In my opinion it refers to "have shoulder-length hair at school" but I would have used: had.
When I was a lad, we weren't allowed to have shoulder-length hair at school. The headteacher cut it off in his office if we had, without so much as a phone call home.
What do you think?
Cheers