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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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should he have gone?

"Should he have gone to the dentist yesterday?"

Seeing an interrogative sentence above, I don't know whether or not he went to the dentist yesterday.
  

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I don't, either. It's possible he went, but he wasn't supposed to go, and then I don't know if he was or wasn't supposed to go. Maybe he didn't go, but he was supposed to go.

  • I don't, either.
  • It's possible he went, but he wasn't supposed to go, and then I don't know if he was or wasn't supposed to go.
  • Maybe he didn't go, but he was supposed to go.
  • At first glance, one might think he didn't go and the person asking the question doesn't know if he was supposed to or not.
  • " We can't really know with the information we have.
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I don't, either. It's possible he went, but he wasn't supposed to go, and then I don't know if he was or wasn't supposed to go. Maybe he didn't go, but he was supposed to go.

At first glance, one might think he didn't go and the person asking the question doesn't know if he was supposed to or not.
But if you think about it, it could mean he went, especially if stress is on the

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