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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
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Had to have his dog leashed
Are sentences 1, 2, 3 and 4 correct in the given contexts:
He shot the intruder when he saw him.
-Then he must have had his gun loaded. (1)
-Then he had to have his gun loaded. (2)
Meaning: His gun was in a "loaded state". It had been loaded. He had his gun loaded and ready to shoot.
He went out with his dog.
-Then he must have had the dog leashed. (3)
-Then he had to have the dog leashed. (4)
Meaning: The dog was already leashed when he went out.
Gratefully,
Navi.
He shot the intruder when he saw him.
-Then he must have had his gun loaded. (1)
-Then he had to have his gun loaded. (2)
Meaning: His gun was in a "loaded state". It had been loaded. He had his gun loaded and ready to shoot.
He went out with his dog.
-Then he must have had the dog leashed. (3)
-Then he had to have the dog leashed. (4)
Meaning: The dog was already leashed when he went out.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
He shot the intruder when he saw him-Then he had to have had his gun loaded. -Then he had to have had the dog leashed. (4) Needless to say, the ones with 'must' are stylistically preferable.
- He shot the intruder when he saw him-Then he had to have had his gun loaded.
- -Then he had to have had the dog leashed.
- (4) Needless to say, the ones with 'must' are stylistically preferable.
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He shot the intruder when he saw him-Then he had to have had his gun loaded. (2)
He went out with his dog.-Then he had to have had the dog leashed. (4)
Needless to say, the ones with 'must' are stylistically preferable.
He went out with his dog.-Then he had to have had the dog leashed. (4)
Needless to say, the ones with 'must' are stylistically preferable.
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