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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
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Should
Hi, everyone. Is this sentence below correct?
It was surprising that she should be talking to a lot people at the party. She's usually so shy.
It was surprising that she be talking to a lot of people at the party. She's usually so shy.
It was surprising that she was talking to a lot of people at the party. She's usually so shy.
Are all of them have the same meaning, which I think so? <-- by the way, is this sentence correct?
Thanks in advance.
It was surprising that she should be talking to a lot people at the party. She's usually so shy.
It was surprising that she be talking to a lot of people at the party. She's usually so shy.
It was surprising that she was talking to a lot of people at the party. She's usually so shy.
Are all of them have the same meaning, which I think so? <-- by the way, is this sentence correct?
Thanks in advance.
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See the first two threads here on putative should : Putative should : means, approximately, imagining (the situation) that something happens . More general than the 3rd one, to me, and similar to the 2nd (but 2nd is very formal and a bit old). Seems an existential choice to me (something happens, a situation exists or emerges).
- See the first two threads here on putative should : Putative should : means, approximately, imagining (the situation) that something happens .
- More general than the 3rd one, to me, and similar to the 2nd (but 2nd is very formal and a bit old).
- Seems an existential choice to me (something happens, a situation exists or emerges).
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See the first two threads here on putative should:
Putative should: means, approximately, imagining (the situation) that something happens. More general than the 3rd one, to me, and similar to the 2nd (but 2nd is very formal and a bit old). Seems an existential choice to me (something happens, a situation exists or emerges).
Putative should: means, approximately, imagining (the situation) that something happens. More general than the 3rd one, to me, and similar to the 2nd (but 2nd is very formal and a bit old). Seems an existential choice to me (something happens, a situation exists or emerges).
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Thank you for your very helpful answer and the wonderful link.
LiJ
LiJ
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LiveinjapanAre all of them have the same meaning, which I think so? <-- by the way, is this sentence correct?Hi, Liveinjapan, that's a common mistake, often made by Asian learners, I think. They tend to use the verb "to be" when they need "to do". So you should have written "Do all of them have the same meaning?" or
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CalifJimThe first and third are fine. The middle one is not.It is in the South West of England and in Kidnapped.
CJ
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