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Henry74 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Conditional to/upon
Hi everyone,
I'm having a sudden doubt on how the phrase conditional to is used. For example:
a) Your passing the test is conditional to your achieving at least 80 out of 100.
b) A proper understanding of Plato's philosophy is conditional to a deep insight into his early dialogues.
Is this the right way, with the condition to be fulfilled after conditional to and the result you would achieve before? Or is it the other way around? Or maybe it is conditional upon? I'm sorry, I'm getting a little mixed up on all this.
Thank you for your help.
H.
I'm having a sudden doubt on how the phrase conditional to is used. For example:
a) Your passing the test is conditional to your achieving at least 80 out of 100.
b) A proper understanding of Plato's philosophy is conditional to a deep insight into his early dialogues.
Is this the right way, with the condition to be fulfilled after conditional to and the result you would achieve before? Or is it the other way around? Or maybe it is conditional upon? I'm sorry, I'm getting a little mixed up on all this.
Thank you for your help.
H.
Top answer
The most common phrase is "contingent on/upon" Conditional to/on is possible but very rarely used.
- The most common phrase is "contingent on/upon" Conditional to/on is possible but very rarely used.
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The most common phrase is "contingent on/upon"
Conditional to/on is possible but very rarely used.
Conditional to/on is possible but very rarely used.
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Thank you AlpheccaStars!
I somehow felt that there was something off with conditional to. As soon as I saw your contigent upon I realized that that was the phrase I had been looking for.
H.
I somehow felt that there was something off with conditional to. As soon as I saw your contigent upon I realized that that was the phrase I had been looking for.
H.
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