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Pooyan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Adding 'Would' in the following Sentence
Hello,
I was wondering if the following sentence
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself did not identify* with because she *never went by it professionally"
could be written like this as well:
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify* with because she *would never go by it professionally"
Is it grammatically correct? Do they both have the same meaning?
Thanks for your attention.
I was wondering if the following sentence
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself did not identify* with because she *never went by it professionally"
could be written like this as well:
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify* with because she *would never go by it professionally"
Is it grammatically correct? Do they both have the same meaning?
Thanks for your attention.
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Yes that is OK, but the meaning has changed. The first sentence is saying: because she never used that name in her profession, she did not use it at all (whatever that name is). The second sentence that you made is saying: she refused to use that name for herself and so would never use it in her profession.
- Yes that is OK, but the meaning has changed.
- The first sentence is saying: because she never used that name in her profession, she did not use it at all (whatever that name is).
- The second sentence that you made is saying: she refused to use that name for herself and so would never use it in her profession.
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Yes that is OK, but the meaning has changed.
The first sentence is saying: because she never used that name in her profession, she did not use it at all (whatever that name is).
The second sentence that you made is saying: she refused to use that name for herself and so would never use it in her profession.
The first sentence is saying: because she never used that name in her profession, she did not use it at all (whatever that name is).
The second sentence that you made is saying: she refused to use that name for herself and so would never use it in her profession.
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I'm still confused about the meaning of the second sentence, I get the same meaning as you mentioned for the first sentence, i
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Is it correct to say that the second sentence could also have a meaning in future, and the usage of "would" is because of adding uncertainty to the sentence? So basically the second sentence means:
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself will not identify with because she will never go by it professionally"
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"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself will not identify with because she will never go by it professionally"
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And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify with because she would never go by it professionally-- She did not do so or she refused to do so.
And it clearly was a name Holmes herself will not identify with because she will never go by it professionally-- Assured prediction of her future act (or non-act).
And it clearly was a name Holmes herself will not identify with because she will never go by it professionally-- Assured prediction of her future act (or non-act).
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if we assume the first sentence is indirect speech (because of was), is it still possible the first sentence has a meaning in future?
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify with because she would never go by it professionally"
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify with because she would never go by it professionally"
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I'd appreciate it if you could explain again the difference between:
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself did not identify with because she never went by it professionally"
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify with because she would never go by it professionally"
both to me means: because she never used that name in her professi
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself did not identify with because she never went by it professionally"
"And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify with because she would never go by it professionally"
both to me means: because she never used that name in her professi
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And it clearly was a name Holmes herself did not identify with because she never went by it professionally-- Past fact: she did not do so.
And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify with because she would never go by it professionally -- Past refusal: she refused to do so.
And it clearly was a name Holmes herself would not identify with because she would never go by it professionally -- Past refusal: she refused to do so.
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