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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Sentence grammar with All that would accomplish

Can you please check if this sentence is grammatically okay?

I hadn't studied at all for the interview. I could tell her everything I knew, but all that would accomplish was to hasten the elimination process.

  

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No. You need a past point of view. Say eg I hadn't studied at all for the interview.

  • No.
  • You need a past point of view.
  • Say eg I hadn't studied at all for the interview.
  • I could have told her everything I knew, but all that would have accomplished would have been to hasten the elimination process.
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No. You need a past point of view.

Say eg I hadn't studied at all for the interview. I could have told her everything I knew, but all that would have accomplished would have been to hasten the elimination process.

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