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Pastsimple Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Please help solve an argument

I would like to know who's right here:



Could you please decide who's right?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Hi, You are referring to a very long discussion (four-pages) which ended (I hope it has ended) in some unfortunate personal comments. I don't really want to get involved in that thread, as I hope it stays ended. Why don't you think about what they said during their discussion.

— Clive

  • Hi, You are referring to a very long discussion (four-pages) which ended (I hope it has ended) in some unfortunate personal comments.
  • I don't really want to get involved in that thread, as I hope it stays ended.
  • Why don't you think about what they said during their discussion.
  • If there are parts where you still have questions, post them as a new thread and we can try again.
  • I hope that's OK?
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Hi,

You are referring to a very long discussion (four-pages) which ended (I hope it has ended) in some unfortunate personal comments.

I don't really want to get involved in that thread, as I hope it stays ended. Why don't you think about what they said during their discussion. If there are parts where you still have questions, post them as a new thread and we can try again. I hop
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Obviously, 4 pages of threads contained different opinions. To me, the posted sentence of 3rd conditional was incorrected formed. "Must" is not part of the structure.
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What would you have said verbals are if you had been allowed to say only one sentence and this sentence must not have contained the words: participle, gerund, infinitive?"

What would you have said verbals are if the sentence must not have contained the words... .
I disagree with you, Goodman
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Goodman is correct.

"Must" for prohibition, strong recommendation, or necessity is not used in the past form.

This is the form needed:

What would you have said verbals are if you had been allowed to say only one sentence and this sentence had not to contain the words: participle, gerund, infinitive?"

What would you have said
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasoning

Let us drop this subject -- I am not half bored of it.
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Milky

If you really want to help the forum members, do not just say yes or no, correct and not correct.
Support your assertion with an argument.
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CliveHi,

You are referring to a very long discussion (four-pages) which ended (I hope it has ended) in some unfortunate personal comments.

I don't really want to get involved in that thread, as I hope it stays ended. Why don't you think about what they said during their discussion. If there are parts where you still have questions, post them as a new thr
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You're welcome. Alternatives could be:

What would you have said verbals are if you had been allowed to say only one sentence and this sentence was not to contain the words: participle, gerund, infinitive?" (to be of obligation)

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What would you have said verbals are if you had been allowed to say only one sentence a
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