Sentence problem with should have
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct? Kindly help.
1. The first thing he should've uttered was her name; instead he called out for his father.
2. Her name should've been the first thing he should've uttered; instead he called out for his father.
3. The first thing he uttered should've been her name; instead he called out for his father.
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3. The first thing he uttered should've been her name; instead he called out for his father. )
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- The first thing he uttered should've been her name; instead he called out for his father.
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3. The first thing he uttered should've been her name; instead he called out for his father.
(It is not whether 'he should or should not have uttered' (as in 1) , but when he did utter something, it's what he should have said.)
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