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Hi!Is this sentence well-worded?Jane argued that she already has provided the children's services with sufficient amount of information. Thanks!

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Jane argued that she had already provided Children's Services with sufficient information.

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Jane argued that she had already provided Children's Services with sufficient information.

"Jane argued," simple past, provides a past reference point to talk about her provision of information prior to her argument. That's what past perfect ("had provided") is for.

"Children's Services" is likely the name of a government department bothering Jane. Capitalize that title or "children's" (lower case) is apt to be confusing.

You could say "a sufficient amount of information," but "amount" adds nothing here.

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Jane argued that she had already provided Children's Services with sufficient information.