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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

This is our syllabus. The author says we cannot use 'provided that' in the third conditionals, but he used 'provided that' in the third conditional in sentence letter 'e' . How can I explain this contradiction?

2. I (calculated - estimated ) that building a villa would cost me 3 million pounds.

I think that 'estimated' is the correct answer.

  

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Omar Ahmed How can I explain this contradiction? Charitably: Inattention. Distraction.

— CalifJim

  • Omar Ahmed How can I explain this contradiction?
  • Charitably: Inattention.
  • Distraction.
  • Not so charitably: Stupidity.
  • Omar Ahmed 2.
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Omar AhmedHow can I explain this contradiction?

Charitably: Inattention. Distraction.
Not so charitably: Stupidity.

Omar Ahmed2. I (calculated - estimated ) that building a villa would cost me 3 million pounds. I think that 'estimated' is the correct answer.

I'd say that the two choices are equally likely to

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