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Yogeshgautam Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Difference between would have and might have
what is the difference between 'would have' and 'might have'
In the novel 'Tilly Bagshawe - Angel of the Dark' the writer writes-
'If it weren’t for the crimson sea of blood seeping into the floorboards, it might have looked like a burglary'
why does not she write "it would have looked like a burglary'. while it is a Conditional Sentence.
In the novel 'Tilly Bagshawe - Angel of the Dark' the writer writes-
'If it weren’t for the crimson sea of blood seeping into the floorboards, it might have looked like a burglary'
why does not she write "it would have looked like a burglary'. while it is a Conditional Sentence.
Top answer
'Might have looked' suggests a less certain hypothetical situation than 'would have looked'.
- 'Might have looked' suggests a less certain hypothetical situation than 'would have looked'.
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'Might have looked' suggests a less certain hypothetical situation than 'would have looked'.
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yogeshgautamwhat is the difference between 'would have' and 'might have''Would have' states the speakers confidence that the event happened.
'Might have' states the speakers lack of opinion as to whether the event happened.
yogeshgautamn the novel 'Tilly Bagshawe - Angel of the Dark' the writer writes-'If it weren’t for the crimson
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