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Daithy Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Would ought to be

Can you say "I knew chemistry would ought to be involved."

Taking about a pharmaceutical course.

I wanna express something like "would need to be". Would ought to be sounds nice in my head, but is it grammatically allowed?
  

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No, you can't say that. Delete 'would' from your sentence and it will be fine.

— Mister Micawber

  • No, you can't say that.
  • Delete 'would' from your sentence and it will be fine.
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No, you can't say that. Delete 'would' from your sentence and it will be fine.
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DaithyI wanna
I want to.

Please use standard English in this language forum.
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Daithysomething like "would need to be"
"would have to be" is probably what you want.

I knew chemistry would have to be involved.

Also,

I knew chemistry would be involved.
I knew chemistry would probably be involved.

CJ
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CalifJim"would need to be""would have to be" is probably what you want.I knew chemistry would have to be involved.Also,I knew chemistry would be involved.I knew chemistry would probably be involved.CJ
"Would have to be" is the closest. Although, "would ought to be" provides some extra subtlety. It's one of the ungrammatical phrases that actually could make sen
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fivejedjon Please use standard English in this language forum.
Can I use "won't"?
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Mister MicawberNo, you can't say that. Delete 'would' from your sentence and it will be fine.
Thanks.
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