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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

1) what is the differences between laugh and laughter?

1) what is the differences between laugh and laughter?

2)What a dangerous thing to do! You_____ have been killed

a) might

b)may

c) can

d) must

I 'm hestitant between a and b, both sound fine for me. What about you?

One more, when can can used with past participle, like: He cannot have said that or He couldn't have said that?

3)There's nothing I like more than____ for a brisk walk along the seashore

a) out

b)go

c) walking

d) going

I think a b and d are acceptable, but they chose d, why?

4) What is the differences between admission and admittance?
  

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2)What a dangerous thing to do! You _____ have been killed a) might b)may c) can d) must If you'll allow me to substitute "he" for "you," I can better explain my sense of (b) and (d) -- He might have been killed -- but luckily he wasn't. He may have been killed -- we don't know whether he was or not.

— Khoff

  • 2)What a dangerous thing to do!
  • You _____ have been killed a) might b)may c) can d) must If you'll allow me to substitute "he" for "you," I can better explain my sense of (b) and (d) -- He might have been killed -- but luckily he wasn't.
  • He may have been killed -- we don't know whether he was or not.
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2)What a dangerous thing to do! You_____ have been killed

a) might

b)may

c) can

d) must

If you'll allow me to substitute "he" for "you," I can better explain my sense of (b) and (d) --

He might
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Khoff2)What a dangerous thing to do! You_____ have been killed

a) might

b)may

c) can

d) must

If you'll allow me to substitute "he" for "you," I can better explain my sense of (b
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Now that I think more about it, "might" could also have the meaning that it might or might not have happened and we really don't know. But for the sense of "you could have been killed -- it was one possible outcome -- but it didn't happen" I think you need "might," not "may." I'm sorry, but I really have no explanation for why. I can only tell you the way I would use the terms or what I would i
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KhoffNow that I think more about it, "might" could also have the meaning that it might or might not have happened and we really don't know. But for the sense of "you could have been killed -- it was one possible outcome -- but it didn't happen" I think you need "might," not "may." I'm sorry, but I really have no explanation for why. I can only tell you the way I would
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