Placing not somewhere else in a sentence

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Placing not somewhere else in a sentence

Post by Metamorfose » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:34 pm

I was asked the other day if it's ever possible to place not somewhere else in a sentence not only after the first auxiliary.

(1) He couldn't have come.
(2) He could haven't come.
(3) He could have not come.

What do you say?

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Post by lolwhites » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:13 pm

1) Fine
2) Yuck
3) He (probably) came although he had the option/possibility not to i.e. not negates come, not could.
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