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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Can you please explain the rule that is making the following sentence wrong?

I know it should be "will" but why???????

"The sellers in the souk were very aggressive. If you don’t have determination, your purse would be empty."
  

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Anonymous I know it should be "will" but why? One question mark is quite enough. Would is correct.

  • Anonymous I know it should be "will" but why?
  • One question mark is quite enough.
  • Would is correct.
  • it's don't that's incorrect: The sellers in the souk were very aggressive.
  • If you didn’t have determination, your purse would be empty.
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AnonymousI know it should be "will" but why?
One question mark is quite enough.

Would is correct. it's don't that's incorrect:

The sellers in the souk were very aggressive. If you didn’t have determination, your purse would be empty.

Actually, this would be more natural as: If you weren't very determined, your

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