Element USE: CRITICISM
SuperCat MODALITY
SubCat could
Lexical Range N/A
Level C1
Cando Can use 'could have' + '-ed' form to express disapproval or criticism.
Corrected Learner Example Since your travel company chose a hotel that far from the city, I think that you could have arranged entertainment at the hotel. (Swedish, C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY, Pass, 1998)

? for the money they had paid, you could have given them a better service (hotel, restaurant and evening entertainment). (Polish, C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY, Pass, 1993)
Uncorrected Learner Example
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