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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question

I've read in a book the following sentence:

L'll tell him that is the past a women did go over and spend the night and leave the following morning.

But I'm wondering why it's written leave instead of left?
  

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Hi, I've read in a book the following sentence: L'll tell him that is the past a women did go over and spend the night and leave the following morning. But I'm wondering why it's written leave instead of left ? The writer was thinking this way: I'll tell him that in the past a woman did go over and (did) spend the night and (did) leave the following morning.

— Clive

  • Hi, I've read in a book the following sentence: L'll tell him that is the past a women did go over and spend the night and leave the following morning.
  • But I'm wondering why it's written leave instead of left ?
  • The writer was thinking this way: I'll tell him that in the past a woman did go over and (did) spend the night and (did) leave the following morning.
  • However, you could also say it the way you suggest: I'll tell him that in the past a woman did go over and (did) spend the night and left the following morning.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

I've read in a book the following sentence:

L'll tell him that is the past a women did go over and spend the night and leave the following morning.

But I'm wondering why it's written leave instead of left?

The writer was thinking this way:
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There are other significant problems with this sentence, but leave is used instead of left because of the "did," used for emphasis.
She did leave the following morning.

Edit: Oops. Another case of simultaeous posting.
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