anhnha
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- May 5, 2012
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- Vietnam
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The official, who spoke on condition that he not be identified, said the text of the proposed agreement could be released as early as Wednesday.
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I think that I understand the meaning of the bold phrase but I feel confused about grammar here.
Can I rewrite the bold phrase as follows?
"who spoke on condition that he cannot/won't be identified"
or
"who spoke on condition that he doesn't be identified"
More:US, EU agree on food names in anti-counterfeit pact-UPDATE 2
I think that I understand the meaning of the bold phrase but I feel confused about grammar here.
Can I rewrite the bold phrase as follows?
"who spoke on condition that he cannot/won't be identified"
or
"who spoke on condition that he doesn't be identified"