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Ruslana Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Conditional sentence and sequence of tenses

0Hello!02br
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01i00If I knew what RSS 01b00is02b00, it would be great.02i02br
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00Does 01b00is02b00 sound fine in this sentence? Can I use present tenses in sentences like that?02br
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00Just in case, here is the context. I have just read a text and there was this unknown for me abbreviation.02br
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00It seems sequence of tenses is my favourite theme... 050010id15
  

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0In my opinion, depend what " RSS " is, 02br 02br 00one of the present tense function is to express what are known as general truths. e, Vancouver is in Canada. 02br 02br 00if RSS is some sort of general truth, I think you can use present tense.

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  • 0In my opinion, depend what " RSS " is, 02br 02br 00one of the present tense function is to express what are known as general truths.
  • e, Vancouver is in Canada.
  • 02br 02br 00if RSS is some sort of general truth, I think you can use present tense.
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0In my opinion, depend what " RSS " is, 02br
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00one of the present tense function is to express what are known as general truths. i.e, Vancouver is in Canada. 02br
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00if RSS is some sort of general truth, I think you can use present tense. 0-
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0And if it is not the general truth?02br
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00For instance: 01i00If I knew what she01b00 is 02b00talking about, it would help to solve the problem.02i02br
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0 It should be "was."0-
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0 In both the sentences? 0-
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0 Yes, I think "was" should be used in both sentences.0-
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0 Which is better?02br
001. What would he think of me if he knew 01u00I 01b00am02b00 not a virgin02u00?02br
002. What would he think of me if he knew 01u00I 01b00was02b00 not a virgin02u00?02br
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00paco 0-
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0I’ll say # 1 because of the simple fact that either a girl is a virgin or she is not. So “is” in my opinion is right.00 00If John plans to marry Mary with the expectation that Mary is a virgin, then Q1 fits the context. Obviously this is a “conditional” context. What will happen “if” he had found out, not “if” she is not a virgin.00 02br
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00For # 2, it’s also
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0I think it's common to take "What would he think of me if I …?" as a second conditional sentence.02br
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00paco0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01i00If I knew what RSS 01b00is02b00, it would be great.02i02br
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00Just a brief and late comment that I agree with those who think the original sentence definitely sounds odd and unnnatural. The whole thing sounds 'extemely conditional'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01i00If I knew what RSS 01b00is02b00, it would be great.02i02br
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00Just a brief and late comment that I agree with those who think the original sentence definitely sounds odd and unnnatural. The whole thing sounds 'extemely conditional'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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