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Nsfs2 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Could vs can
Hi,
1.If you study, you can pass.
2.If you studied, you could pass.
Are both 'can' and 'could' possible here?
What meaning does each serve,ie possibility or ability?
Thanks.
1.If you study, you can pass.
2.If you studied, you could pass.
Are both 'can' and 'could' possible here?
What meaning does each serve,ie possibility or ability?
Thanks.
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The possibility of the person addressed studying, and then passing, is presented as a real possibility in #1. This possibility is presented as less real in #2.
- The possibility of the person addressed studying, and then passing, is presented as a real possibility in #1.
- This possibility is presented as less real in #2.
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The possibility of the person addressed studying, and then passing, is presented as a real possibility in #1. This possibility is presented as less real in #2.
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