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TOMB Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

On parallelism

Please I'd like to know which of these sentences are correct.
1) I'd rather we sold him and bought a better player.
1..) I'd rather we sold him and buy a better player.

2.) He should have just shut up and drive.
2..) He should have just shut up and driven
2...) He should have just shut up and drove.
  

Top answer

I’d rather we sold him and bought a better player. He should have just shut up and driven.

  • I’d rather we sold him and bought a better player.
  • He should have just shut up and driven.
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I’d rather we sold him and bought a better player.
He should have just shut up and driven.
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Only your first (1) and your second (2) are correct, though you might hear your second (1).

(crossposted with AG)

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