Conversation.
Ram: Does anybody know the password for this computer? I would like to use it.
Hari: Sham would know it.
Ram: Ok, I will ask him.
Does would in Hari’s sentence show lack of confidence or condition? Like Hari couldn’t confidently say ‘Sham knows’ it so he said he would know it. Am I correct? And is the conversation correct?
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anonymous Does would in Hari’s sentence show lack of confidence or condition? It's like lack of confidence, but it's more like expectation. In fact, you could use 'should' instead of 'would' in this case.
- anonymous Does would in Hari’s sentence show lack of confidence or condition?
- It's like lack of confidence, but it's more like expectation.
- In fact, you could use 'should' instead of 'would' in this case.
- Sham [would/should] know it ~ [I am fairly sure / I expect ] that Sham knows it.
- CJ
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anonymousDoes would in Hari’s sentence show lack of confidence or condition?
It's like lack of confidence, but it's more like expectation. In fact, you could use 'should' instead of 'would' in this case.
Sham [would/should] know it ~ [I am fairly sure / I expect ] that Sham knows it.
CJ
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