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Rajesh jain Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Couldn't / couldn't have done.

You shouldn't have tried your hand in something that you believed you (couldn't have done/ couldn't do)
  

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Use couldn't do . The temptation to use the parallel structure (couldn't have done) merely makes for "too much verb".

  • Use couldn't do .
  • The temptation to use the parallel structure (couldn't have done) merely makes for "too much verb".
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Use couldn't do. The temptation to use the parallel structure (couldn't have done) merely makes for "too much verb".

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