Comments on: Changing the mood of a sentence (modals) http://www.english-at-home.com Learn English for free Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48644 Clare Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:36:20 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48644 "We use the pattern should have done to talk about what we think would have been the best thing to do." In this sentence "what" is a type of pronoun. You could also say "We think it would have been better to say..." "We use the pattern should have done to talk about what we think would have been the best thing to do."

In this sentence "what" is a type of pronoun. You could also say "We think it would have been better to say…"

]]> By: dath http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48602 dath Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:20 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48602 i saw the above sentence, explanning on using "have should done", have written that " we think would have been the..." - you can see the word "think" should follow the word"would" but I saw on this lesson the word "think" stand before the word "would" why?? i saw the above sentence, explanning on using "have should done", have written that " we think would have been the…"
- you can see the word "think" should follow the word"would" but I saw on this lesson the word "think" stand before the word "would" why??

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48560 Clare Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:28:32 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48560 Sorry, but I don't understand your question. Can you explain it again? Sorry, but I don't understand your question. Can you explain it again?

]]> By: dath http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48506 dath Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:40:47 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-48506 you can see this phrase that appear above that explain about using should have done "we think would have been the best...". refer to back lesson we use would before think but on the phrase above bring me in question, can you explain me? you can see this phrase that appear above that explain about using should have done "we think would have been the best…". refer to back lesson we use would before think but on the phrase above bring me in question, can you explain me?

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-47286 Clare Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:47:43 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-47286 No. After "needn't" you need the infinitive without to. But it doesn't sound good in this sentence. I'd say "You don't have to be able to..." or "You don't need to be able to..." No. After "needn't" you need the infinitive without to. But it doesn't sound good in this sentence. I'd say "You don't have to be able to…" or "You don't need to be able to…"

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