Question about sentences
Dear all,
Kindly tell me the meaning of the following expression. I would like to know whether its meaning is "Anyway she came here yesterday" or "It was possible for her to come here but she didn't come."
1) He could come here yesterday.
Thank you.
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cat navy 425 the meaning 1) He could come here yesterday. It's very hard to assign a meaning to this sentence is because it's contradictory. For that reason I would say that it has no meaning.
- cat navy 425 the meaning 1) He could come here yesterday.
- It's very hard to assign a meaning to this sentence is because it's contradictory.
- For that reason I would say that it has no meaning.
- he could come here ~ he has available the alternative of coming here (in the future ) yesterday ( past ) You have to change one of the two parts in order to resolve the contradiction.
- That gives two correct sentences: He could come tomorrow.
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cat navy 425the meaning
1) He could come here yesterday.
It's very hard to assign a meaning to this sentence is because it's contradictory. For that reason I would say that it has no meaning.
he could come here ~ he has available the alternative of coming here (in the future)
yesterday (past)
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