toloue_man
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- Joined
- Aug 29, 2012
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
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- Iran
Consider this sentence:
Joe should have visited the doctor yesterday. It means that Joe did not visit the doctor yesterday, although he was advised to do so.
Now, consider this dialogue:
A: Should Joe have visited the doctor yesterday?
B: Yes. Joe should have visited the doctor yesterday.
What does the first statement (the question) mean? And what does the answer to this question mean? I think that the answer to this question has a different meaning because the context is different with that of the first sentence that I mentioned at the beginning of this post.
Joe should have visited the doctor yesterday. It means that Joe did not visit the doctor yesterday, although he was advised to do so.
Now, consider this dialogue:
A: Should Joe have visited the doctor yesterday?
B: Yes. Joe should have visited the doctor yesterday.
What does the first statement (the question) mean? And what does the answer to this question mean? I think that the answer to this question has a different meaning because the context is different with that of the first sentence that I mentioned at the beginning of this post.