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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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conditional
0 Hi, Two questions, if I may. 02 br
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00 1. Is this a correct conditional? 02 br
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00 Note that the priests had to look after their own fellowship with God if they were to minister to others. 02 br
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00 To follow what I call "traditional patterns", it seems logical to write it as: 02 br
02 br
00 Note that the priests would have had to look after their own fellowship with God if they were to ministr to others. -- Is "would have had" allowed for a number 2 "were' conditional? 02 br
02 br
00 If I were president, I would give more money to ... 02 br
02 br
00 Can it be? 02 br
02 br
00 If I were president, I would have done more for the workers in the company. 02 br
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00 2. Can we use a modal like 'can' in an if-clause? 02 br
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00 If I can have more people in this project, I will (would??-- not possible??) be able to finish it on time. 02 br
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00 Thanks. 0-
02 br
00 1. Is this a correct conditional? 02 br
02 br
00 Note that the priests had to look after their own fellowship with God if they were to minister to others. 02 br
02 br
00 To follow what I call "traditional patterns", it seems logical to write it as: 02 br
02 br
00 Note that the priests would have had to look after their own fellowship with God if they were to ministr to others. -- Is "would have had" allowed for a number 2 "were' conditional? 02 br
02 br
00 If I were president, I would give more money to ... 02 br
02 br
00 Can it be? 02 br
02 br
00 If I were president, I would have done more for the workers in the company. 02 br
02 br
00 2. Can we use a modal like 'can' in an if-clause? 02 br
02 br
00 If I can have more people in this project, I will (would??-- not possible??) be able to finish it on time. 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks. 0-
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0 1. 02 br 02 br 00 2. 02 br 02 br 00 3.
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- 02 br 02 br 00 2.
- 02 br 02 br 00 3.
- 02 br 02 br 00 4.
- 01 i 00 If I were president, I would have done more 02 i 00 -- doesn't sound quite right to me; the tenses are mixed up.
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0 1. 01 i 00 The priests had to look after their own fellowship with *** if they were to minister to others -- 02 i 00 suggests that they probably did look after their own fellowship with *** and consquently did minister to others. 02 br
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00 2. 01 i 00 The priests would have had to look after their own fellowship with *** if they were to minister to o
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00 2. 01 i 00 The priests would have had to look after their own fellowship with *** if they were to minister to o
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