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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
conditional
Would you say nos. 1 through 3 are correct, whereas no. 4 is not?
1. If you received the certificate, you will be eligible to take high-level courses.
2. If you received the certificate, you don't need to take low-level courses.
3. If you received the certificate, it would be good for you to go ahead and take high-level courses.-- I think there is no conditional element present here, just a polite suggestion.
4. If you received the certificate, you would be able to take high-level courses. -- has to be 'will be able to'??
1. If you received the certificate, you will be eligible to take high-level courses.
2. If you received the certificate, you don't need to take low-level courses.
3. If you received the certificate, it would be good for you to go ahead and take high-level courses.-- I think there is no conditional element present here, just a polite suggestion.
4. If you received the certificate, you would be able to take high-level courses. -- has to be 'will be able to'??
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4 is OK too, and intimates that the other person did not in fact receive the certificate. The speaker of the first three sentences does not have an opinion as to whether the certificate was actually received.
- 4 is OK too, and intimates that the other person did not in fact receive the certificate.
- The speaker of the first three sentences does not have an opinion as to whether the certificate was actually received.
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4 is OK too, and intimates that the other person did not in fact receive the certificate. The speaker of the first three sentences does not have an opinion as to whether the certificate was actually received.
4 is OK too, and intimates that the other person did not in fact receive the certificate. The speaker of the first three sentences does not have an opinion as to whether the certificate was actually received.
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Thank you. I think no. 4 is a typical type 2 conditional -- a hypothetical or unreal situation.
4. If you received the certificate, you would be able to take high-level courses. -- has to be 'will be able to'??
Sometimes, I get confused when there are some what I would call auxiliary words or phrase in front of the main clause containing 'would'. Sometimes, I feel the aux
4. If you received the certificate, you would be able to take high-level courses. -- has to be 'will be able to'??
Sometimes, I get confused when there are some what I would call auxiliary words or phrase in front of the main clause containing 'would'. Sometimes, I feel the aux
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Yes, they are. All of your underlined phrases are commentaries.
Yes, they are. All of your underlined phrases are commentaries.
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Thank you, so much again. Would you say this is wrong and the underlined part needs to be "will you tell him"? Why? Is that because the modal 'would' isn't used in this context?
If the bottim part of his shirt is not tucked in, would you tell him?
Would say this is good as the reverse of the first conditional?
If the bottom part of his shirt is
If the bottim part of his shirt is not tucked in, would you tell him?
Would say this is good as the reverse of the first conditional?
If the bottom part of his shirt is
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If the bottom part of his shirt is not tucked in, would you tell him?-- This would not be conditional 2-- it would be courtesy with an embedded C2: If the bottom part of his shirt is not tucked in, would you tell him [if you thought it was appropriate; if I asked you to]?
If the bottom part of his shirt were not tucked in, would you tel
If the bottom part of his shirt is not tucked in, would you tell him?-- This would not be conditional 2-- it would be courtesy with an embedded C2: If the bottom part of his shirt is not tucked in, would you tell him [if you thought it was appropriate; if I asked you to]?
If the bottom part of his shirt were not tucked in, would you tel
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