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Asked on July 22, 2021 in Word choice.
Could is a conditional and past tense indicator of can but could
means both “were able to” and “would be able to” I
believe your confusion is involving the unique dual tense usage of this verb.
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Asked on July 21, 2021 in Word choice.
Could is a conditional and past tense indicator of can but could
means both “were able to” and “would be able to” I
believe your confusion is involving the unique dual tense usage of this verb.
- 447159 views
- 22 answers
- 164193 votes
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Asked on July 19, 2021 in Word choice.
Could is a conditional and past tense indicator of can but could
means both “were able to” and “would be able to” I
believe your confusion is involving the unique dual tense usage of this verb.
- 447159 views
- 22 answers
- 164193 votes
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Asked on July 18, 2021 in Word choice.
Could is a conditional and past tense indicator of can but could
means both “were able to” and “would be able to” I
believe your confusion is involving the unique dual tense usage of this verb.
- 447159 views
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Asked on March 27, 2021 in Grammar.
If an insurance company
or Law Firm has changed its opinion, please let us know.
The use of “or” implies one or the other and NOT both.
The Insurance company + law firm
disagreed or they had changed their opinion. We can’t do it, please let us know.
What is the same concept throw non native speakers and many would do this wrong and use the plural form of the verb. (i.e. not even a colon)? have instead of has with or )
Also, very few native speakers will correctly use it as the possessive in the sentence using “or”. ‘ Probably most would probably use “their. ” ”
Thanks to @Acccumulation, another good reference for this would be https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/subject_verb_agreement.htm. When
should we post in comments about HTML_Acccumulation.html I wanted to refer to him/her.html.html @Acccumulation said this in the comments, so I wanted to reference him/her.html
@Acccumulation: A great post! Thank you!
How do I get myself into an actual conversation with NGO’s about our relationship as a human being?
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Asked on March 4, 2021 in Other.
What is the best thing you’ve ever said?
I believe “You” is the subject of the subordinate clause “you say”. “Just
to clarify- “that” is the demonstrative noun that is the subject of the sentence.
Please note that there is an omitted/implied relative conjunction “that” that is connecting the two clauses.
What is one thing that you always say?
Does English always, never include the “simplified that”?
What did you think were the truth about the latest film?
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