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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

is would here a must?

hi there. here is a question? see the sentense below:
I didn't expect that you (would) hate me.
is the would here a must?
in other words, I didn't expect that you would hate me. I didn't expect that you hate me. which one is grammatically correct? or both are ok?
Thks very much
  

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Many grammarians prefer to have an object followed by an infinitive after expect: I didn't expect you to hate me. I'm with them. However, if you want to have a that clause after expect , you must observe the sequence of tenses, which in this case requires would after the past tense did: I did n't expect that you would hate me.

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  • Many grammarians prefer to have an object followed by an infinitive after expect: I didn't expect you to hate me.
  • I'm with them.
  • However, if you want to have a that clause after expect , you must observe the sequence of tenses, which in this case requires would after the past tense did: I did n't expect that you would hate me.
  • I don't like that sentence too much, though.
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Many grammarians prefer to have an object followed by an infinitive after expect: I didn't expect you to hate me. I'm with them.

However, if you want to have a that clause after expect, you must observe the sequence of tenses
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