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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Are these sentences correct?
A: 'I think he would seem to be making progress'. Or just 'he would seem to be making progress.'? The one without 'I think' is correct?
B: I can't believe after all I did for you, all I provided for you, you would turn on me. (Would as past of will, right?)
C: He is a very nice person; he wouldn't harm people; he would help people.
D: He is a good guy; he wouldn't get drunk in front of his kids.
B: I can't believe after all I did for you, all I provided for you, you would turn on me. (Would as past of will, right?)
C: He is a very nice person; he wouldn't harm people; he would help people.
D: He is a good guy; he wouldn't get drunk in front of his kids.
Top answer
A. You don't need "I think" as well as "would seem". Use one or the other.
- A.
- You don't need "I think" as well as "would seem".
- Use one or the other.
- B.
- No.
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A. You don't need "I think" as well as "would seem". Use one or the other.
B. No. If the other person hasn't (yet) turned, then it describes an imagined/hypothetical situation. If they have, it emphasises the other person's willful action.
C. Punctuation is questionable, but otherwise OK.
D. OK.
B. No. If the other person hasn't (yet) turned, then it describes an imagined/hypothetical situation. If they have, it emphasises the other person's willful action.
C. Punctuation is questionable, but otherwise OK.
D. OK.
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