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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect
Hello,
I wonder whether 'could have' is followed by past perfect? For instance: The medicine could have killed them as quickly as it (had) cured him. Is (had) necessary here because of 'could have'?
2) Is 'that' necessary in these cases: I believe that man is evil and (that) nothing can change him. Normally, I see 'that' written twice in sentences like this where the writer describes two things and connects them. But I wonder whether the second that is necessary at all.
3) Should confuses me when i try to use it in past tense: They kept asking him to enlist because, in their eyes, every man should fight for his country.
Since the sentence is past tense, does 'should' have a place here? If not, how else can one structure it in past tense?
4) Reg. apostrophe, is it correct to say: everyone else's problem.
Thank you.
I wonder whether 'could have' is followed by past perfect? For instance: The medicine could have killed them as quickly as it (had) cured him. Is (had) necessary here because of 'could have'?
2) Is 'that' necessary in these cases: I believe that man is evil and (that) nothing can change him. Normally, I see 'that' written twice in sentences like this where the writer describes two things and connects them. But I wonder whether the second that is necessary at all.
3) Should confuses me when i try to use it in past tense: They kept asking him to enlist because, in their eyes, every man should fight for his country.
Since the sentence is past tense, does 'should' have a place here? If not, how else can one structure it in past tense?
4) Reg. apostrophe, is it correct to say: everyone else's problem.
Thank you.
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Anonymous I wonder whether 'could have' is followed by past perfect? For instance: The medicine could have killed them as quickly as it (had) cured him. Is (had) necessary here because of 'could have'?
- Anonymous I wonder whether 'could have' is followed by past perfect?
- For instance: The medicine could have killed them as quickly as it (had) cured him.
- Is (had) necessary here because of 'could have'?
- No.
- had is not necessary.
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AnonymousI wonder whether 'could have' is followed by past perfect? For instance: The medicine could have killed them as quickly as it (had) cured him. Is (had) necessary here because of 'could have'?No. had is not necessary.
AnonymousIs 'that' necessary in these cases: I believe that man is evil and (that) nothing can change h
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Thanks, CalifJim. Just a doubt.
CalifJimEven when we end it like this: the problem is everyone else's.Anonymousis it correct to say: everyone else's problem.Yes. That's right.
CalifJimAnonymousThey kept asking him to enlist because, in their eyes, every man shoul
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