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Enviro500 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

This sentence is difficult to understand. Could anyone help me?

There is a sentence:

There is no formal date for when Tom became a teacher (other than it would have been in 2008).

What we can know from the sentence?

A) The speaker is sure that tom became a teacher in 2008.

B) The speaker speculates that tom became a teacher in 2008.

C) The speaker confirms that Tom didn’t become a teacher in 2008. (Tom has an opportunity to become a teacher in 2008, but at last he failed.).

Which one is true? Thanks a lot!
  

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Which one do you think is true?
We like our posters to offer their own answer, and then we will confirm it or suggest a different solution.
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Sorry but I have no idea. I guess either B or C is right.
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Well, we give you a second chance. Emotion: wink
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I guess the answer should be C), because "would have been" was uesd there, it is used to talk about something that did not happen. But I'm not sure.
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A) The speaker is sure that Tom became a teacher in 2008. - It will/would have been ...

B) The speaker speculates that Tom became a teacher in 2008.- It may/might/could have been ...

C) The speaker confirms that Tom didn’t become a teacher in 2008. (Tom has an opportunity to become a teach
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Thank you! But I still don't understand, could you please explain it in detail?
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Here is your sentence.
There is no formal date for when Tom became a teacher (other than it would have been in 2008).

What do we know from this sentence?

1) Tom became a teacher.
There is no formal date for when Tom became a teacher (other than it would have been in 2008).

2) The
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Thanks AlpheccaStars. but if the speaker is sure that tom became a teacher in 2008, why didn't he say "it was in 2008" directly? In fact, he said "it would have been in 2008". How to understand "would have been" in this sentence?
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AlpheccaStarsHere is your sentence.There is no formal date for when Tom became a teacher (other than it would have been in 2008).What do we know from this sentence?1) Tom became a teacher.There is no formal date for when Tom became a teacher (other than it would have been in 2008).2) There is no exact date for this event. eg May 7, 2008)There is no formal date for when To
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