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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0which sentence is correct:02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00which sentence is correct:02font 02br 02br 01font 00The Romans could never 01i 00had 02i 00imagined02font 02br 02br 01font 00OR02font 02br 02br 01font 00The Romans could never 01i 00have02i 00 imagined02font 02br 02br 01font 00Only #2. Although it's a partial sentence that needs to be completed, eg00 The Romans could never 01i 00have02i 00 imagined television. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02br 02font 0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00which sentence is correct:02font 02br 02br 01font 00The Romans could never 01i 00had 02i 00imagined02font 02br 02br 01font 00OR02font 02br 02br 01font 00The Romans could never 01i 00have02i 00 imagined02font 02br 02br 01font 00Only #2.
  • Although it's a partial sentence that needs to be completed, eg00 The Romans could never 01i 00have02i 00 imagined television.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02br 02font 0-
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0Hi,02br
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0 01i01u00could 02u00never 01i01u00had02u00 02i00imagined02i00 is not correct because modals (like 01i00can, could, will, would02i00, etc.) can only be followed by the bare infinitive (the verb as found in the dictionary). It has to be 01i00could never have02i00.02
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