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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Does this make sense or does this makes sense?

If someone hits my nose, my nose might get crooked again.

Should it be

If someone hits my nose, my nose might be crooked again.
  

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They're both correct. There's usually a certain healing period. You can't always tell what the results will be until your nose has healed.

  • They're both correct.
  • There's usually a certain healing period.
  • You can't always tell what the results will be until your nose has healed.
  • Since this is a hypothetical statement, you may also argue that your nose is not crooked right now, but may become crooked (get crooked) if someone hits it.
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They're both correct.

There's usually a certain healing period. You can't always tell what the results will be until your nose has healed.

Since this is a hypothetical statement, you may also argue that your nose is not crooked right now, but may become crooked (get crooked) if someone hits it.

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