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Odessa Dawn Posted 13 years ago
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"would not to attack"

"Some … felt the security forces would not to attack before then as it would be sacrilegious."

Some … felt the security forces would not attack before then as it would be sacrilegious.

Which one is correct, please? I would go for the second structure since we need bare infinitive after models.
  

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Odessa Dawn I would go for the second structure since we need bare infinitive after models. Right. )

  • Odessa Dawn I would go for the second structure since we need bare infinitive after models.
  • Right.
  • )
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Odessa Dawn I would go for the second structure since we need bare infinitive after models.
Right. (The term is 'modal'.)
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Odessa Dawn I would go for the second structure since we need bare infinitive after models.
Sorry. It is modal verbs not model.
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These are correct versions:

The security forces were not to attack before then as it would be sacrilegious.
The security forces would not attack before then as it would be sacrilegious.

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