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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
In the following sentence
We would have had stayed longer if we knew Aria was so anxious to meet the world.
Is it necessary to use 'have had' or would 'have' be proper?
We would have had stayed longer if we knew Aria was so anxious to meet the world.
Is it necessary to use 'have had' or would 'have' be proper?
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The "would have had" part is necessary. The correct ways to write that sentence are 1. We would have had stayed longer if we had known Aria was so anxious to meet the world.
- The "would have had" part is necessary.
- The correct ways to write that sentence are 1.
- We would have had stayed longer if we had known Aria was so anxious to meet the world.
- or 2.
- We would have had stayed longer if we had known Aria would be so anxious to meet the world.
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The "would have had" part is necessary. The correct ways to write that sentence are
1. We would have had stayed longer if we had known Aria was so anxious to meet the world.
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2. We would have had stayed longer if we had known Aria would be so anxious to meet the world.
The two sentences aren't equivalent though, as Aria's anxiousness (eagern
1. We would have had stayed longer if we had known Aria was so anxious to meet the world.
or
2. We would have had stayed longer if we had known Aria would be so anxious to meet the world.
The two sentences aren't equivalent though, as Aria's anxiousness (eagern
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