I think it would be common.
Suppose I ask someone if a particular sentence is common or natural in English and they reply:
1) I think it would be common.
2) I think it would be natural.
Q: Are the two "would"s conditional?
Top answer
My definition of "conditional would " is very strict. It has to be in an if -clause. By that definition, no, those are not conditional would s.
- My definition of "conditional would " is very strict.
- It has to be in an if -clause.
- By that definition, no, those are not conditional would s.
- Here would just echoes the tentativeness already signaled by 'think' (as opposed to the confident 'know').
- In other words, the speaker is saying in two different ways ( think, would ) that he or she is not sure that his or her claim is true.
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My definition of "conditional would" is very strict. It has to be in an if-clause.
By that definition, no, those are not conditional woulds.
Here would just echoes the tentativeness already signaled by 'think' (as opposed to the confident 'know'). In other words, the speaker is saying in two different ways (think, would) that he or she is not su
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