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- 01-Feb-2012, 07:39 #1
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I could have won first prize Does b always mean prizes by ranking while a means the order of awarding?
a)I could have won the first prize
b)I could have won first prize.
- 01-Feb-2012, 08:59 #2
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Teacher Re: I could have won first prize A) could be either IMO- it's another one for the context.
- 01-Feb-2012, 10:21 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: I could have won first prize I'm sorry I don't get your explanation.
Originally Posted by Tdol 
- 01-Feb-2012, 12:20 #4
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Re: I could have won first prize [not a teacher]
Tdol means that one can't tell the meaning, without additional context (information surrounding the statements).
To me, I think you are correct, except I would remove "always", because context matters.Last edited by BobSmith; 01-Feb-2012 at 12:22. Reason: Added my opinion on the OP.
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