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0 01b00Orphan elephants need ---- the same 02b00companionship as they ---- from their mothers in 01b00the wild.02b02br
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00A) 00 00to be given / would have received02br
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00B)00 00 00to have been given / would have received02br
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00C) to be given / would receive02br
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02font 02br 02br 01font 02font 01font 00C) to be given / would receive 00 00The 'would receive' suggests that their mothers could possibly give them this companionship. 02font 02br 02br 01font 02font 01font 00A is correct, to be sure,00 01b 00 Yes02b 00 00but why would B or C be wrong? 00 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 02font 01font 00C) to be given / would receive 00 00The 'would receive' suggests that their mothers could possibly give them this companionship.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 02font 01font 00A is correct, to be sure,00 01b 00 Yes02b 00 00but why would B or C be wrong?
  • 00 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font01b00Orphan elephants need -- the same 02b00companionship as they -- from their mothers in 01b00the wild.02b00 00 02font02br
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00So "need to have done" is not a correct structure in general? Should we use "need to do" instead? Thanks. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00So "need to have done" is not a correct structure in general? Should we use "need to do" instead? 02font00'Need to have done' is fine.02br
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00eg01i00 Tom needs to have completed his work.02i02br
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00Consider this simple physical example.02br
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00I have some doubts...02br
00I think C would be ok as well. In fact, I would have chosen C.02br
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01i00With A:02i01b00 Orphan elephants need to be given the same 02b00companionship as they would have received from their mothers in 01b00the wild.02b00<-- 01b01i0
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1font00Hi Kooyeen,02font02br
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01font00We have some differences in interpretation. Let me try to explain mine a bit more. The 00black areas00 are what you wrote, of course.02font02br
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01cite10Clive12cite11i10With C:12i11b10 Orphan elephants need to be given the same 12b10companionship as they would receive from their mothers in 11b10the wild.12b10 10<-- 11b11i10Would receive 12i12b10suggests "now" to me, so it's the comp
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00Where did I say that, in this thread? The word 'orphan' leaves no doubt about the status of the mothers. 05002br
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01cite10Clive12cite10C)    to be given / would receive12br
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10The 'would receive' suggests that their mothers could possibly give them this companionship. But we know that their mothers are dead, as we are speaking of orphan elephants.12blockquote
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01font01i00C:02i01b00 Orphan elephants need to be given the same 02b00companionship as they would receive from their mothers in 01b00the wild.02b00 02font02br
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01cite10Clive12cite10What I meant was this. 11i10'Would receive from their mothers in the wild'12i10 refers to a hypothetical condition, so the reader has to figure out what that hypothetical condition is. The most likely hypothetical condition is 'if the mothers were alive', which suggests that in reality they are not al
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