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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Sentence inquiry
Is this sentence written correctly, specifically the use of 'would have known'?
There was no way I would have known that you were 20 years old.
There was no way I would have known that you were 20 years old.
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The sentence is grammatical. However, the wording is unusual, and you'd have a hard time finding a real life situation in which this could be used. An example of usage: A high school student, age 16, meets a girl at a party and spends some time with her, thinking she's another high school student, and younger than him.
- The sentence is grammatical.
- However, the wording is unusual, and you'd have a hard time finding a real life situation in which this could be used.
- An example of usage: A high school student, age 16, meets a girl at a party and spends some time with her, thinking she's another high school student, and younger than him.
- Then she tells him she's 20.
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The sentence is grammatical. However, the wording is unusual, and you'd have a hard time finding a real life situation in which this could be used. An example of usage:
A high school student, age 16, meets a girl at a party and spends some time with her, thinking she's another high school student, and younger than him. Then she tells him she's 20. He's stunned and says: "There was no
A high school student, age 16, meets a girl at a party and spends some time with her, thinking she's another high school student, and younger than him. Then she tells him she's 20. He's stunned and says: "There was no
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AnonymousThe sentence is grammatical. However, the wording is unusual, and you'd have a hard time finding a real life situation in which this could be used. An example of usage:A high school student, age 16, meets a girl at a party and spends some time with her, thinking she's another high school student, and younger than him. Then she tells him she's 20. He's stunned and
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The sentence, "There was no way I could have told that you were 20.", is ungrammatical. It should be something like:
"There was no way I could tell that you were 20."
"There was no way I could have known that you were 20."
"There was no way I could have guessed that you were 20."
"There was no way I could have figured that you were 20."
"There was no way I could tell that you were 20."
"There was no way I could have known that you were 20."
"There was no way I could have guessed that you were 20."
"There was no way I could have figured that you were 20."
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