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Haddie Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Conditionals

"If I say it wrong, that would be embarrassing"
Is the above sentence grammatically correct, being an if conditional?
  

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Haddie "If I say it wrong, that would be embarrassing"Is the above sentence grammatically correct, being an if conditional? I'd say it like that: If I said it wrong, that would be embarrassing. If I say it wrong, that will be embarrassing.

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  • Haddie "If I say it wrong, that would be embarrassing"Is the above sentence grammatically correct, being an if conditional?
  • I'd say it like that: If I said it wrong, that would be embarrassing.
  • If I say it wrong, that will be embarrassing.
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Haddie"If I say it wrong, that would be embarrassing"Is the above sentence grammatically correct, being an if conditional?
I'd say it like that:

If I said it wrong, that would be embarrassing.

If I say it wrong, that will be embarrassing.
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Haddie"If I say it wrong, that would be embarrassing"Is the above sentence grammatically correct, being an if conditional?
Not quite right. I would say

It would be embarrassing if I said it wrong.

combining the 'would' clause with a past clause.

CJ
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