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Steve came to the meeting, however he had to leave earlier. Is this sentence correct?

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Answer:

no

Step-by-step explanation:

"Steve came to the meeting, however he had to leave early."

EARLY is in the present tense, as is the rest of the sentence.

Where as

EALRIER is in the past, and would disrupt the flow of the sentence.

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