Question

He's known to come , if he hadn't been, he wouldn't have to complain

Find the mistake on this sentence

Answer 1

It makes absolutely no sense what so ever. I don't even know where to start

Answer 2

I think it should be this: He is known to come. If he weren't, he wouldn't have to complain.
The original is both a run on sentence and has the wrong use of "hadn't been" @TrojanPoem

Answer 3

Are you native ?

Answer 4

Native to?

Answer 5

Native English speaker

Answer 6

Yes I am why?

Answer 7

Are you?

Answer 8

there is a space in between the word come and the comma there shouldn't be first of all,
should it look like this?
He’s known to come , If he hadn’t been he wouldn’t have to complain

Answer 9

without a space between the comma sorry.

Answer 10

I think that was a typing accident when he put it in

Answer 11

Oki

Answer 12

It was a typing accident

Answer 13

Thought so

Answer 14

But still don't know what is the mistake in this sentence... And to me It's senseless. One of my friends suggests replacing "he" with "it"