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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Shouldn't be/have done and you shouldn't be
Hi. Are these correct? I would say the tenses involved here are pretty much fixed except no. 3, and one can't be used for the other. .
1. You have done/said things that shouldn't be done/said.
2. You did/said things that shouldn't have been done/said.
3. You do/say things that shouldn't do/say, -- For this, I think this would be correct too: You do/say things that shouldn't be said/done.
4. You are doing/saying things that you shouldn't be doing/saying. -- Here, I think the word 'you' is necessary.
1. You have done/said things that shouldn't be done/said.
2. You did/said things that shouldn't have been done/said.
3. You do/say things that shouldn't do/say, -- For this, I think this would be correct too: You do/say things that shouldn't be said/done.
4. You are doing/saying things that you shouldn't be doing/saying. -- Here, I think the word 'you' is necessary.
Top answer
These are OK: 1. You have done/said things that shouldn't be done/said. 2.
- These are OK: 1.
- You have done/said things that shouldn't be done/said.
- 2.
- You did/said things that shouldn't have been done/said.
- 3.
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These are OK:
1. You have done/said things that shouldn't be done/said.
2. You did/said things that shouldn't have been done/said.
3. You do/say things that you shouldn't do/say. You do/say things that shouldn't be said/done.
4. You are doing/saying things that you shouldn't be doing/saying.
-- Here, I think the word 'you' is necessary.-- Yes
These are OK:
1. You have done/said things that shouldn't be done/said.
2. You did/said things that shouldn't have been done/said.
3. You do/say things that you shouldn't do/say. You do/say things that shouldn't be said/done.
4. You are doing/saying things that you shouldn't be doing/saying.
-- Here, I think the word 'you' is necessary.-- Yes
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Thank you. As to numbers 3 and 4, as you corrected them, do you think the word "that" is a relative pronoun in a subordinate clause (if I phrase it corrrectly)?
You said/corrected like this:
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These are OK:
1. You have done/said
You said/corrected like this:
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These are OK:
1. You have done/said
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