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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Are these sentences okay?

"That is what he shouldn't have done."
"That is why he shouldn't have done that."

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Yes, but they don't mean the same thing. In #1, you're pointing out the thing that he should not have done. In #2, you're giving the reason for something he did which he wasn't supposed to do.

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  • Yes, but they don't mean the same thing.
  • In #1, you're pointing out the thing that he should not have done.
  • In #2, you're giving the reason for something he did which he wasn't supposed to do.
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Yes, but they don't mean the same thing.
In #1, you're pointing out the thing that he should not have done.
In #2, you're giving the reason for something he did which he wasn't supposed to do.
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