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Cat navy 425 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Might they have gone home?

Dear all,

I would like to know whether the following questions are correct.


1) Might they have gone home?
2) Might his car have got repaired?
  

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In terms of grammar, they are. #2 is distinctly British, not American, English. In terms of naturalness, they do not pass.

  • In terms of grammar, they are.
  • #2 is distinctly British, not American, English.
  • In terms of naturalness, they do not pass.
  • They seem like something that might have been used in the 19th century.
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In terms of grammar, they are. #2 is distinctly British, not American, English.


In terms of naturalness, they do not pass. They seem like something that might have been used in the 19th century.

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