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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Don't
"Sometimes things you wish had happened don’t or there are things you wish you’d been able to do, but can’t." (The Guardian.)
Do "don't" ('things don't happen') and "can't" ('things can't be done') stand for finite clauses in the above?
Do "don't" ('things don't happen') and "can't" ('things can't be done') stand for finite clauses in the above?
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Anonymous Do "don't" ('things don't happen') and "can't" ('things can't be done') stand for finite clauses in the above? Yes, that's right. Sometimes things you wish had happened don’t [ happen ] or there are things you wish you’d been able to do, but can’t [ do ].
- Anonymous Do "don't" ('things don't happen') and "can't" ('things can't be done') stand for finite clauses in the above?
- Yes, that's right.
- Sometimes things you wish had happened don’t [ happen ] or there are things you wish you’d been able to do, but can’t [ do ].
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AnonymousDo "don't" ('things don't happen') and "can't" ('things can't be done') stand for finite clauses in the above?Yes, that's right.
Sometimes things you wish had happened don’t [happen] or there are things you wish you’d been able to do, but can’t [do].
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I think the tenses in these two sentences are more natural:
Sometimes things you wish would happen don't , or there are things that you wished you could do, but can't.
Sometimes things you wished had happened didn't, or the are things you wish you'been able to do, but couldn't.
Sometimes things you wish would happen don't , or there are things that you wished you could do, but can't.
Sometimes things you wished had happened didn't, or the are things you wish you'been able to do, but couldn't.
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