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Is this sentence correct?

"If a student spoke German, he should have paid a few amount of money as penalty."

We're talking about an environment in which it is an obligation for everyone to speak English. But this sentence is explaining about past.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

englishstudent66Is this sentence correct? "If a student spoke German, he should have paid a few amount of money as penalty."

No.

If a student spoke German, he had to pay a small fine.

Cool Breeze · Answer

englishstudent66If a student spoke German

This is fine in this context.

englishstudent66he should have paid

This is grammatical, but not correctly used in this context. You can use it in sentences like this: He should have paid his bill yesterday, but he didn't.

englishstudent66a few amount

This is ungrammatical. A few must be followed by a plural noun: a few books, a few friends.

Say: If a student spoke German, he had to pay a penalty fine.

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