Hello dear Alan,
I really enjoyed staying with my aunt when I was a child because she always told me I ... watch TV after 10 o'clock.
(a) could
(b) was able to
Which answer is grammatical in this sentence?
Thanks.
could vs be able to
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Re: could vs be able to
Both, but (a) is idiomatic.