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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

to have made him homesick

0This is from01i00 His Own Country02i00 by Pearl Buck.01blockquote
00There was no music in the roar and the grind of trolley cars to11b10 have made12b10 him homesick.12blockquote
10I don't know why the perfect tense was used in this sentence (I'd have written "to make him homesick"). Could anyone help me?0-
  

Top answer

0 Because the meaning is: 01b 02br 01i 00which could have made02i 02b 01i 00 him homesick02i 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Because the meaning is: 01b 02br 01i 00which could have made02i 02b 01i 00 him homesick02i 0-
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0 Because the meaning is: 01b02br
01i00which could have made02i02b01i00 him homesick02i0-
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0Thanks! Could I ask once more?02br
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00Could you tell me what's the difference between these two? As the author (Pearl Buck) wrote 1, not 2, there must be a reason.02br
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001 There was no music in the roar and the grind of trolley cars to01b00 have made02b00 him homesick.02br
002 There was no music in the roar and
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0The way it's written implies either that he 01b00should02b00 be homesick, or he 01b00is02b00 homesick.02br
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00The way you suggested doesn't imply if he's homesick or not.0-
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01cite10Teleostomi12cite10Could you tell me what's the difference between these two? As the author (Pearl Buck) wrote 1, not 2, there must be a reason.12br
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10I told you the reason. Read it as I told you and you'll understand. 02br
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0Marius, thanks, but I doubt your explanation on this matter.05001blockquote
00(3)There was no one11b10 to 12b10console me in this group.12br
10(4)There was no one11b10 to have12b10 consol11b10ed12b10 me in that group.12br
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10What's the difference of mean
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