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Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Difference in meaning?

Could you tell me please, what’s the difference in meaning between these sentences?

1.- Dawson suggested that I should buy a car.

2.- Dawson suggested that I buy a car.

3.- Dawson suggested that I bought a car.

4.- I wish you would come.

5.- I wish you could come.

Thank you in advance,

Eladio
  

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1 and 2 are the same: a suggestion for the relative future 3 intimates of a past purchase 4 wishes for your will to come 5 wishes for your ability to come

— Mister Micawber

  • 1 and 2 are the same: a suggestion for the relative future 3 intimates of a past purchase 4 wishes for your will to come 5 wishes for your ability to come
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1 and 2 are the same: a suggestion for the relative future
3 intimates of a past purchase
4 wishes for your will to come
5 wishes for your ability to come
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# 3 is strange. If Dawson is making a suggestion to YOU, then this doesn't work.

I can only think of how it would work in cases like this: They all wondered how I got there. Peter thought I must have walked the whole way. Dawson suggested that I bought a car.
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Hi GG:

Maybe it works if I think that Dawson suggested that I had bought a car in the past, but this didn't happen.

??!!

Eladio
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