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Wittydesk856 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Could not usage

Hi,

which one is correct?

1. He could not have painted that, he has no artistic view

2. He could not have painted that, he was not having artistic view

I am bit confused with usage of present perfect tense in sentence 1.


regards,

Witty

  

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wittydesk856 W hich one is correct? Neither is correct. They have the mistake called a "comma splice"; they have no final punctuation; and the usage of 'artistic view' is wrong.

— CalifJim

  • wittydesk856 W hich one is correct?
  • Neither is correct.
  • They have the mistake called a "comma splice"; they have no final punctuation; and the usage of 'artistic view' is wrong.
  • Here's what you want: He could not have painted that.
  • He has no talent for art.
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wittydesk856Which one is correct?

Neither is correct. They have the mistake called a "comma splice"; they have no final punctuation; and the usage of 'artistic view' is wrong.

Here's what you want:

He could not have painted that. He has no talent for art.

wittydesk856
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