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Kaos Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Have/Had
0 Could you help me with this, please? 02 br
00 Imagine a scenario where a token is passed to the other end. In response, the other end returns a color hint, which is either black or white. When the token sender receives a white, it knows immediately that the other end must already 01 u 01 b 00 have/had 02 b 02 u 00 the token. 02 br
00 Should it be have or had? 0-
00 Imagine a scenario where a token is passed to the other end. In response, the other end returns a color hint, which is either black or white. When the token sender receives a white, it knows immediately that the other end must already 01 u 01 b 00 have/had 02 b 02 u 00 the token. 02 br
00 Should it be have or had? 0-
Top answer
0 Hi Kaos, 02 br 02 br 00 Must .... " 02 br 02 br 00 You 01 i 00 must be 02 i 00 tired. He 01 i 00 must go 02 i 00 see his mothers.
- 0 Hi Kaos, 02 br 02 br 00 Must ....
- " 02 br 02 br 00 You 01 i 00 must be 02 i 00 tired.
- He 01 i 00 must go 02 i 00 see his mothers.
- 02 br 02 br 00 (I'm not sure I understand the rest of what you've written, though.
- Passed to the other end of what?
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0 Hi Kaos, 02 br
02 br
00 Must .... have. 02 br
02 br
00 After must, use the "bare infinitive" - that is, the "to X" form of the verb without the "to." 02 br
02 br
00 You 01 i 00 must be 02 i 00 tired. He 01 i 00 must go 02 i 00 see his mothers. They 01 i 00 must have 02 i 00 the token. 02 br
02 br
00 Must .... have. 02 br
02 br
00 After must, use the "bare infinitive" - that is, the "to X" form of the verb without the "to." 02 br
02 br
00 You 01 i 00 must be 02 i 00 tired. He 01 i 00 must go 02 i 00 see his mothers. They 01 i 00 must have 02 i 00 the token. 02 br
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0 Thank you for your quick reply, Grammar Geek :-) 02 br
00 The 01 i 00 other end 02 i 00 is a 01 i 00 receiver 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 Someone suggested to me -- 01 b 00 have had 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 Is that correct too? 0-
00 The 01 i 00 other end 02 i 00 is a 01 i 00 receiver 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 Someone suggested to me -- 01 b 00 have had 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 Is that correct too? 0-
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0 No, that to me sounds like they had it BEFORE this whole process began, which isn't right. 0-
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0 01 i 00 have had 02 i 02 br
00 is correct grammatically, but it generates confusion (he received the token, then he lost it, perhaps) 0-
00 is correct grammatically, but it generates confusion (he received the token, then he lost it, perhaps) 0-
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0 Thank you Geek and Hancu for clarifying :-) 02 br
00 One last question. Is the following modified text correct? 02 br
00 Imagine a scenario where a token is passed to a receiver at one end. In response, the receiver returns a color hint, which is either black or white. When the token sender receives a white, it knows immediately that the token 01 del 00 must 02
00 One last question. Is the following modified text correct? 02 br
00 Imagine a scenario where a token is passed to a receiver at one end. In response, the receiver returns a color hint, which is either black or white. When the token sender receives a white, it knows immediately that the token 01 del
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0 Imagine a scenario where a token is passed to a receiver at one end. In response, the receiver returns a color hint, which is either black or white. When the token sender receives a white, 01 b 00 he 02 b 00 knows (or they know) immediately that the token has been received by the receiver. 02 br
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00 (If the person getting it doesn't send a signal until he g
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00 (If the person getting it doesn't send a signal until he g
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0 Thank you again. Suppose that the sender is a machine or a robot. Is it wrong to use 01 b 00 it 02 b 00 instead of 01 b 00 he/they 02 b 00 ? 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Grammar Geek 12 cite 10 (If the person getting it doesn't send a signal until he gets it, does it matter if he sends "white" or "black"?) 12 blockquote
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