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Harmatan Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Conditional sentences

Hi, everyone.

I'm studying conditional senteces recently.

But I could hardly tell the difference between each other. I mean a nuance.

Here are 3 sentences. Please let me know the nuance.

a) If you had graduated from A university, you would've gotten a better job.
b) If you had graduated from A university, you would get a better job.

I guess it depends on context.

But I mean general meaning.

Best regards.
  

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Hi, Here are 3 sentences. I only see two. Please let me know the nuance.

  • Hi, Here are 3 sentences.
  • I only see two.
  • Please let me know the nuance.
  • a) If you had graduated from A university, you would've gotten a better job.
  • You have already gotten a job.
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Hi,

Here are 3 sentences. I only see two. Please let me know the nuance.

a) If you had graduated from A university, you would've gotten a better job. You have already gotten a job. The speaker is saying you would have gotten a better one than the one you got.

b) If you had graduated from A un

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