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Taruns1008 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

might have been or might be

#1 The Police think that Neena might have been there yesterday at the time of murder.

#2 The Police think that Neena might be there yesterday at the time of murder.

If i change "might have been" with "might be" , does it make sentence wrong grammatically or it will just change the meaning of the sentence?

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taruns1008 If i change "might have been" with "might be" , does it make sentence wrong grammatically Yes, it does.

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  • taruns1008 If i change "might have been" with "might be" , does it make sentence wrong grammatically Yes, it does.
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taruns1008If i change "might have been" with "might be" , does it make sentence wrong grammatically
Yes, it does.
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taruns1008If i change "might have been" with "might be" , does it make sentence wrong grammatically or it will just change the meaning of the sentence?
The grammar in #2 is correct, but then a lot of correct grammar makes for nonsense in terms of meaning. The problem with making your proposed change is a contradiction in meaning. 'might be' means now; 'yeste
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