Had she ...., would .... [Third conditional]
Hey, i've recently watched an episode in which i noticed kind of peculiar way of trying to say a third conditional sentence. It goes like "It's possible that had she not fallen, nobody would've gotten killed." I've never met anything like this before and im curious. Could someone explain that to me, why is there no [if] and how does this inversion work in this example? Thanks in advance.
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Kuba Strawa why is there no [if] and how does this inversion work in this example? The inversion serves in place of the 'if' clause. These are synonymous alternatives: It's possible that had she not fallen, nobody would've gotten killed.
- Kuba Strawa why is there no [if] and how does this inversion work in this example?
- The inversion serves in place of the 'if' clause.
- These are synonymous alternatives: It's possible that had she not fallen, nobody would've gotten killed.
- It's possible that if she had not f allen, nobody would've gotten killed.
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Kuba Strawawhy is there no [if] and how does this inversion work in this example?
The inversion serves in place of the 'if' clause. These are synonymous alternatives:
It's possible that had she not fallen, nobody would've gotten killed.
It's possible that if she had not f
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