Could collapse
Are these sentences correct:
1-I was walking very carefully because the bridge could collapse.
2-I was walking very carefully because the bridge might collapse.
(... there was a chance that the bridge might collapse)
2-We were not worried because the bridge couldn't collapse.
(... it was impossible that the bridge should collapse.)
Gratefully,
Navi
Top answer
(... there was a chance that the bridge might collapse) I can't call them wrong, but they sort of are. The reason for the care with which you walked is only obliquely revealed, and it sounds like the writer doesn't realize that.
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- there was a chance that the bridge might collapse) I can't call them wrong, but they sort of are.
- The reason for the care with which you walked is only obliquely revealed, and it sounds like the writer doesn't realize that.
- You walked that way because you were afraid it might collapse.
- But I would not be surprised to hear either of your sentences from a native speaker of US English.
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navitasanAre these sentences correct:1-I was walking very carefully because the bridge could collapse.2-I was walking very carefully because the bridge might collapse.(... there was a chance that the bridge might collapse)
I can't call them wrong, but they sort of are. The reason for the care with which you walked is only obliquely revealed, and it sounds l
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