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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
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We sometimes encounter students who come to our offices and ask how they could have worked so hard but still failed our tests.
Is 'failed' connected to 'could have' as a past participle, or isolated as the simple past?
Is 'failed' connected to 'could have' as a past participle, or isolated as the simple past?
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contraposition Is 'failed' connected to 'could have' as a past participle, or isolated as the simple past? Connected. As in How could I have been so hungry and still not eaten ?
- contraposition Is 'failed' connected to 'could have' as a past participle, or isolated as the simple past?
- Connected.
- As in How could I have been so hungry and still not eaten ?
- ) CJ
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contrapositionIs 'failed' connected to 'could have' as a past participle, or isolated as the simple past?Connected. As in
How could I have been so hungry and still not eaten? (Not the simple past ate.)
CJ
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