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Mon 1 Oct, 2007 08:12 pm
Present and future:
-Simple past
-could
-would
Past:
-Past perfect
-could have done
A person whose knowledge I really trust says that no other tense but the above tenses can't work in wish clauses
Could somebody please explain what the above sentence means since there are two negatives: "'no other tense" and "can't"? Should "can't' be "can" in order for the sentence to make sense?
Quote:A person whose knowledge I really trust says that no other tense but the above tenses can't work in wish clauses
The above sentence does not "mean" anything. It is deeply ungrammatical.
The negation is required precisely once and should not be repeated.
No other person than Mary
will me happy.
Any other person than Mary
will not make me happy.
Doesnt make sense to me either. but then I dont understand what a "wish clause" is so....Shrug.
Is it like a letter to santa?
A person whose knowledge I really trust says that no other tense but the above will work in wish clauses.
Written as above make it understandable, or leave out will/cant completely.
Thanks, Contrex and Dadpad.
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