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Debarghya Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Use of 'should have been'?

This product is missing some features which should have been there.

Is my sentence correct?

Can some one explain me the usage of should have been?
  

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It sounds a little redundant. This product does not have some essential features. I should have been in time for the class; I missed some important lessons.

— Vsuresh

  • It sounds a little redundant.
  • This product does not have some essential features.
  • I should have been in time for the class; I missed some important lessons.
  • I should have been a little more careful in my speech.
  • I think some were hurt by my references to religion.
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It sounds a little redundant.

This product does not have some essential features.

I should have been in time for the class; I missed some important lessons.

I should have been a little more careful in my speech. I think some were hurt by my references to religion.
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DebarghyaThis product is missing some features which should have been there.
Or, better in my opinion ... which it should have had.
DebarghyaCan someone explain me the usage of should have been?
It means, more or less, it would have been wiser to / it would hav
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Here are a few paraphrases from the link I gave you above.

He should have been named the league's Defensive Player of the Year this season.
~ It would have been [wiser / a better idea] for him to be named the league's Defensive Player of the Year this season.

They called it disrespectful and suggested that it should have been cropped out.
~ They called it di
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