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Rizan Malik Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

She will know/ would know/ knows

1) A: Mili told me there was a big fight between some boys at the party.

2) B: I wouldn't know. I didn't attend the party.

Or

2) B: Kelly would know, because she's been to the party.

Questions:

a) Does the verb "know" have the usual meaning: "to have information in your mind"?

b) Can I use "won't/will know" instead of "wouldn't/would know" in sentence 2)? Like this:

2) B: I won't know. I didn't attend the party. Or

2) B: Kelly will know, because she's been to the party.

c) What is the difference between "I wouldn't know" and "I don't know", or "Kelly would know" and "Kelly knows"?

  

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Rizan Malik a) Does the verb "know" have the usual meaning: " to have information in your mind "? Yes. Rizan Malik b) Can I use "won't/will know" instead of "wouldn't/would know" in sentence 2)?

— CalifJim

  • Rizan Malik a) Does the verb "know" have the usual meaning: " to have information in your mind "?
  • Yes.
  • Rizan Malik b) Can I use "won't/will know" instead of "wouldn't/would know" in sentence 2)?
  • Like this: 2) B: I won't know .
  • I didn't attend the party.
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Rizan Malika) Does the verb "know" have the usual meaning: "to have information in your mind"?

Yes.

Rizan Malikb) Can I use "won't/will know" instead of "wouldn't/would know" in sentence 2)? Like this:

2) B: I won't know. I didn't attend the party. Or

2) B: Kelly will know, because she's bee
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1) A: Mili told me there was a big fight between some boys at the party.

2) B: I wouldn't know. I didn't attend the party. More natural than 'attend' in this context is eg I didn't go / I wasn't there.

Or

2) B: Kelly would know, because she was at the party / she went to the party.

Questions:

a) Does the verb "know" hav

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