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Omar Ahmed Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
A puzzling question
It's raining. I want t o go out, but not in the rain. I wish it…….raining.
a) would stop b) could stop c) both 'a' & 'b'
Top answer
Use 'would'. Because the sky does not have a choice whether to release rain or not. For example: I wish John would stop playing in the mud and getting his clothes dirty.
- Use 'would'.
- Because the sky does not have a choice whether to release rain or not.
- For example: I wish John would stop playing in the mud and getting his clothes dirty.
- or I wish John could stop playing in the mud, but he just loves to get his clothes dirty.
- ) Another example: I wish it could stop raining.
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Use 'would'.
Because the sky does not have a choice whether to release rain or not.
For example:
I wish John would stop playing in the mud and getting his clothes dirty.
or
I wish John could stop playing in the mud, but he just loves to get his clothes dirty.
(John just can't stop playing in the mud because he loves dirty clothes.)
Another exampl
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