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Jack112 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Conditional sentence

Is this incorrect?

  • "I'm sure if you'd asked nine out of 10 folks who were going to live in a smaller space if they prefer to live in a studio suite or a small house ... many people would probably choose this property."

Is this correct? Since this is an imaginary conditional, should 'prefer' be 'preferred' for correct grammar?

  • "I'm sure if you'd asked nine out of 10 folks who were going to live in a smaller space if they preferred to live in a studio suite or a small house ... many people would probably choose this property."

  

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jack112 Is this incorrect? Yes, but not because of the verb. You would not ask nine out of ten folks.

— Anonymous

  • jack112 Is this incorrect?
  • Yes, but not because of the verb.
  • You would not ask nine out of ten folks.
  • You would ask all ten folks and expect nine of them to choose the property, not "many" of them.
  • Also, if you are so sure, why do you say "probably"?
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jack112Is this incorrect?

Yes, but not because of the verb. You would not ask nine out of ten folks. You would ask all ten folks and expect nine of them to choose the property, not "many" of them. Also, if you are so sure, why do you say "probably"?

jack112Is this correct? Since this is an imaginary conditional, should 'prefer' b
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