Quote:Should I use 'could' or 'would'? Is 'been' needed? Any other errors?
could says "there was a possibility" while
would says "it was a forgone conclusion.
Using 'been' raises the possibility of it being a passive where some outside agent does the "breaking up".
broken up could carry an adjectival meaning meaning personally hurt and in this 'been' would be needed. It all depends on the meaning you want to convey, Ms Tan.
made amends, not
make amends.
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