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Rotter Posted 18 years ago
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Had he lived

0Had he lived, Sadun Chakraboorthy would have been 50 on April 19. He died a few months after his 38th birthday, in a state of some disappointment, having been denied in 2004 the nomination to ...02br
00 I read the above in a Asian newspaper. Is if fine to say 'Had he lived' here? 0-
  

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0 Yes, it's fine. 0-
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0 'Had he lived ...' is another way of saying 'If he had lived ... '0-
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0Thanks nona02br
00Is it hypothtical or subjunctive? 0-
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0I just want to know whether the following borders hypothesis or subjunctive.02br
01b01font00If he had lived, he would have been 50 on April 19. 02font00 02b02br
00Sometimes back I learnt from someone in this forum to say the following:02br
01b01font00If he were alive toda
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0Hello Rotter,02br
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00I would think of it as a past perfect (or pluperfect) subjunctive. It is clearly counterfactual.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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0Thanks Mr Pedantic02br
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01b01font00If he had lived, he would have been 50 on April 19. 02font00 02b02br
01b01font00If he were alive today, he would have been 50 years.02font02b02br
00Are both of them subjunctive? 0-
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1b01font00If he had lived, he would have been 50 on April 19. 02font00 02b02br
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01b01font00If he were alive today, he would have been 50 years.02font02b02br
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00Interesting topic. I wonder what's the difference between the two.0-
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0 Even another person is interested in my question. I hope one of our experts will read this. 0-
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0 Hello Rotter,02br
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00I would call the verb in the if-clause of your second sentence ("If he were...") subjunctive too. It would probably be more usual to say "he would be.." in the main clause.02br
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