Timeline for Is there a 'should be' missing in this sentence?
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| Jun 26, 2016 at 21:01 | history | edited | user3169 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 26, 2016 at 21:00 | comment | added | user3169 | The "delay" is contingent on the "investigation". Whether the "delay" happens depends on their process. It could be either way. So I would not assume "should" belongs in "the sale (should be) delayed". | |
| Jun 26, 2016 at 18:39 | comment | added | Colin Fine | I don't agree with this analysis. I don't find any difference in meaning whether the "should be" is there or not: it can be deleted bacause repeated items in coordinate structures (here, the verb in two clauses joined by 'and') can often be deleted. | |
| Jun 26, 2016 at 17:55 | history | edited | user3169 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 26, 2016 at 17:50 | history | answered | user3169 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |