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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Help me in resolving the question

I heard Ken wasn't married, so that woman ________ have been his wife.
(A) shouldn't
(B) mightn't
(C) couldn't*
(D) won't
  

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If that asterisk is intended to mark your choice, then you have answered correctly.
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D, won't ,is also possible, in my opinion.
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fivejedjonD, won't ,is also possible, in my opinion.
It may be in BrE, not in American English I am afraid.
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dimsumexpressIt may be in BrE, not in American English I am afraid.
I have just found several citations in the Corpus of Contemporary American English that suggest to me that it is acceptable to at least some Americans.
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fivejedjondimsumexpressIt may be in BrE, not in American English I am afraid.I have just found several citations in the Corpus of Contemporary American English that suggest to me that it is acceptable to at least some Americans.
I supposed with the right context, you can make anything work. But in the context: " I heard Ken wasn't married, so that woman ___
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dimsumexpressBut in the context: " I heard Ken wasn't married, so that woman ____ have been his wife.as far as the being idiomatic is concerned, "C" would be the most common answer in this neck of the woods in my opinion.
It would in mine, too. I merely said that D was possible.
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