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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Has to behave
Can I say,
One day, John's mother wanted to go shopping. She told him that he have / has to behave (himself / well) in the house for / with reading storybooks.
One day, John's mother wanted to go shopping. She told him that he have / has to behave (himself / well) in the house for / with reading storybooks.
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I opine the "that" phrase must be expressed in the past tense too. ) However, I'm not a grammarian.
- I opine the "that" phrase must be expressed in the past tense too.
- ) However, I'm not a grammarian.
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I opine the "that" phrase must be expressed in the past tense too. (You're using the present peffect.) However, I'm not a grammarian.
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>> You're using the present perfect.
Ops, it's not in a perfect tense. My mistake.
Ops, it's not in a perfect tense. My mistake.
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Hi VT
I'm really not sure what your intended meaning is, but I presume John's mother did not intend to bring John with her, and that perhaps she was planning to leave him at home with a babysitter. If that is the case, then I might suggest something like this:
She told him that he had to behave himself, and that he should stay in the house and read some storybooks.
I'm really not sure what your intended meaning is, but I presume John's mother did not intend to bring John with her, and that perhaps she was planning to leave him at home with a babysitter. If that is the case, then I might suggest something like this:
She told him that he had to behave himself, and that he should stay in the house and read some storybooks.
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Thanks . Can I say like this way:
One day, John's mother wanted to go shopping. She told him that he had to behave (himself / well) in the house for reading storybooks.
One day, John's mother wanted to go shopping. She told him that he had to behave (himself / well) in the house for reading storybooks.
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You can say either of these:
- She told him that he had to behave in the house.
- She told him that he had to behave himself in the house.
This one is possible, but would not be my first choice:
- She told him that he had to behave well in the house.
I don't know what "for reading storybooks" is supposed to mean in the sentence, Vincent Teo. It's
- She told him that he had to behave in the house.
- She told him that he had to behave himself in the house.
This one is possible, but would not be my first choice:
- She told him that he had to behave well in the house.
I don't know what "for reading storybooks" is supposed to mean in the sentence, Vincent Teo. It's
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