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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Phrase "would have been given" with subordinate clause "when"
Hi. Please help. Is this sentence pattern correct?
When she was given the task, certain more attention would have been given to her.
How about these?
When she did this, she would have given it more attention.
When she was doing this, she would have given it more attention.
When she was given the task, certain more attention would have been given to her.
How about these?
When she did this, she would have given it more attention.
When she was doing this, she would have given it more attention.
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The first sentence doesn't work and the others sound a little odd. Is this what you mean? — When she did this, she should have given it more attention.
- The first sentence doesn't work and the others sound a little odd.
- Is this what you mean?
- — When she did this, she should have given it more attention.
- When she was doing this, she should have given it more attention.
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The first sentence doesn't work and the others sound a little odd. Is this what you mean? —
When she did this, she should have given it more attention.
When she was doing this, she should have given it more attention.
When she did this, she should have given it more attention.
When she was doing this, she should have given it more attention.
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