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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Would not have

He boasts of bedding me, you mean. But Daario would not have been so foolish as to make such a boast amongst her enemies. (A Dance with Dragons, novel)

Hi. I think the "would not have" in the underlined sentence is hypothetical but no condition is implied, right?

If not, how do you understand this "would not have"?

Thank you.

  

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zuotengdazuo If not, how do you understand this "would not have been "? It's about the past. It means I don't expect that he was (so foolish ...

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  • zuotengdazuo If not, how do you understand this "would not have been "?
  • It's about the past.
  • It means I don't expect that he was (so foolish ...
  • )
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zuotengdazuoIf not, how do you understand this "would not have been"?

It's about the past. It means I don't expect that he was (so foolish ... etc.)

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