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OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Should be spent
Can I say this?
-The money spent on space exploration should be (not should have been here) spent on improving (no the) livelihood of the people.
SHOULD BE here is referring to the general way this type of money ought to be spent, not a particular amount spent in the past, so I think SHOULD HAVE BEEN is wrong; do you agree?
-The money spent on space exploration should be (not should have been here) spent on improving (no the) livelihood of the people.
SHOULD BE here is referring to the general way this type of money ought to be spent, not a particular amount spent in the past, so I think SHOULD HAVE BEEN is wrong; do you agree?
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OttoJ SHOULD BE here is referring to the general way this type of money ought to be spent, not a particular amount spent in the past, so I think SHOULD HAVE BEEN is wrong; do you agree? No, it is just confusing; the sentence seems to refer to the past, and needs 'should have been'. 'The' is also needed.
- OttoJ SHOULD BE here is referring to the general way this type of money ought to be spent, not a particular amount spent in the past, so I think SHOULD HAVE BEEN is wrong; do you agree?
- No, it is just confusing; the sentence seems to refer to the past, and needs 'should have been'.
- 'The' is also needed.
- If you wish to give the general opinion, you need to recast: Any money budgeted for space exploration should be spent instead on improving the livelihood of the people.
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OttoJSHOULD BE here is referring to the general way this type of money ought to be spent, not a particular amount spent in the past, so I think SHOULD HAVE BEEN is wrong; do you agree?No, it is just confusing; the sentence seems to refer to the past, and needs 'should have been'. 'The' is also needed. If you wish to give the general opinion, you need to reca
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