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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Help with this sentence
is this written correctly?
It would be embarassing if the students know more than the teacher.
It would be embarassing if the students knew more than the teacher.
Which one should I use, and which one is correct?
Also...
The problem makes more sense now that you have used the math formula.
The problem makes more sense now that you use the math formula.
Which one is right, and what's the difference?
thank you very much
It would be embarassing if the students know more than the teacher.
It would be embarassing if the students knew more than the teacher.
Which one should I use, and which one is correct?
Also...
The problem makes more sense now that you have used the math formula.
The problem makes more sense now that you use the math formula.
Which one is right, and what's the difference?
thank you very much
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1)This is an example of the subjunctive mood. Subjunctive mood is used to express a hypothetical situation.
It would be embarrassing if the students knew more than the teacher.
2) This one is a logical sequence of verb tenses. The "using of the math formula" precedes (in time) the "making more sense". Thus past perfect tense (something started in the past, and of present interes
It would be embarrassing if the students knew more than the teacher.
2) This one is a logical sequence of verb tenses. The "using of the math formula" precedes (in time) the "making more sense". Thus past perfect tense (something started in the past, and of present interes
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AlpheccaStarspast perfect tense (something started in the past, and of present interest), is called for... now that you had used the math formula ... ??????
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