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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Forgotten to close the door
1) You must have forgotten to close the door for the dog to have escaped.
2) You must have forgotten to close the door in order for the dog to have escaped.
3) You must have forgotten to close the door for the dog to escape.
4) You must have forgotten to close the door that the dog has escaped.
5) You must have forgotten to close the door so that the dog has escaped.
Which of the above sentences could be used if the intended meaning is:
The dog has escaped and from that fact it can be inferred that you forgot to close the door.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) You must have forgotten to close the door in order for the dog to have escaped.
3) You must have forgotten to close the door for the dog to escape.
4) You must have forgotten to close the door that the dog has escaped.
5) You must have forgotten to close the door so that the dog has escaped.
Which of the above sentences could be used if the intended meaning is:
The dog has escaped and from that fact it can be inferred that you forgot to close the door.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
1 and 2 are both good, though "in order" would sound a bit too formal for this informal situation. 1 is best. 3 is wrong but native speakers sometimes make mistakes like this.
- 1 and 2 are both good, though "in order" would sound a bit too formal for this informal situation.
- 1 is best.
- 3 is wrong but native speakers sometimes make mistakes like this.
- The past infinitive is a frequent victim of grammatical crimes.
- 4 and 5 are clearly wrong and native speakers would never make these mistakes.
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1 and 2 are both good, though "in order" would sound a bit too formal for this informal situation. 1 is best.
3 is wrong but native speakers sometimes make mistakes like this. The past infinitive is a frequent victim of grammatical crimes.
4 and 5 are clearly wrong and native speakers would never make these mistakes.
Kind regards, Michael
3 is wrong but native speakers sometimes make mistakes like this. The past infinitive is a frequent victim of grammatical crimes.
4 and 5 are clearly wrong and native speakers would never make these mistakes.
Kind regards, Michael
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