The phrase "ability would have" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in hypothetical or conditional statements, but it requires additional context to be grammatically correct.
Example: "If I had known about the opportunity, my ability would have allowed me to excel."
Alternatives: "capability could have" or "skill might have".
Rashid's batting ability would have balanced the side better and a turning pitch might have done wonders for his confidence, but England have made their decision and to turn back now would merely compound the error.
The counter-argument is that a player with Zola's ability would have found a way to cope, that his natural skill would have demanded his inclusion in any side, while it is worth pointing out that Di Canio was never a luxury player.
It is unlikely that someone of his obvious philosophical ability would have gone unnoticed.
A device inspired by this remarkable ability would have to be stiff enough to penetrate tissue, but inflatable enough to fill open spaces.
Tapirs use their proboscis to wrap around branches while stripping off bark with the front teeth; this ability would have been helpful to Paraceratherium.
This ability would have significant diagnostic and preventative value, especially for high-risk individuals, such as athletes [ 69].
Could he have been kidnapped because his scientific abilities would have made him capable of creating anthrax?
Oliver Hilmes wrote a very good life of Liszt's appalling daughter, Cosima Wagner; I must say that I think his abilities would have been better directed elsewhere.
In fact, it is my opinion that every leader and every human being who strives to become more inclusive, regardless of their own abilities, would have benefited both personally and professionally from attending the event.
Wilder's abilities would have had to improve dramatically in just a couple of years.
Bishop argues that its anti-tank abilities would have been 'doubtful' when it fired hand and rifle grenades, although he considers that the phosphorus grenades might have been more successful.
