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Azz Posted 12 years ago
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Might have
Can one say
a. In those days, a man might kill his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
b. In those days, a man might have killed his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
c. In those days, a man could kill his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
d. In those days, a man could have killed his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
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Which ones mean it was possible for man to kill his wife if .... and which ones mean a man was allowed to kill his wife if...?
Many thanks.
a. In those days, a man might kill his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
b. In those days, a man might have killed his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
c. In those days, a man could kill his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
d. In those days, a man could have killed his wife if he caught her in the act of cheating on him.
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Which ones mean it was possible for man to kill his wife if .... and which ones mean a man was allowed to kill his wife if...?
Many thanks.
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I would choose c for what I suppose is your intended meaning. azz Which ones mean it was possible for man to kill his wife if .... and which ones mean a man was allowed to kill his wife if...?
- I would choose c for what I suppose is your intended meaning.
- azz Which ones mean it was possible for man to kill his wife if ....
- and which ones mean a man was allowed to kill his wife if...?
- The third sentence can mean both, but your second interpretetion seems more likely in this context.
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I would choose c for what I suppose is your intended meaning.
azzWhich ones mean it was possible for man to kill his wife if .... and which ones mean a man was allowed to kill his wife if...?The third sentence can mean both, but your second interpretetion seems more likely in this context.
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