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Taka Posted 19 years ago
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0 01i00No one can predict how he will 01font00react02font00 if his request gets refused.02br
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02i00If I change the verb 'react' into the noun 'reaction' as:02br
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01i00No one can predict his 01font00reaction00...02br
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02font02i01font00does this sentence below still make the same sense?02br
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02font01i00No one can predict his 01font00reaction 00if his request gets refused.02br
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02font02i01font00(I'm wondering if it's possible for 'if' to refer to a noun in front).02br
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01cite10Taka12cite11i10No one can predict how he will 11font10react12font10 if his request gets refused.12br
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12i10If I change the verb 'react' into the noun 'reaction' as:12br
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11i10No one can predict his 11font
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Yes.12br
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10Are you sure? 02br
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00Could you help me find a couple more examples of the same kind of 'if'-01del00one that refers to a noun in front02del00-from reliable sites or something?0-
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0 They are both badly written sentences at the outset and should be conditionals:02br
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01i00No one could predict how he wo00uld 00react if h00is request were refused.02br
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01i00No one could predict how he00 would 00react were 02i00his re00quest 01i00refused.02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10They are both badly written sentences at the outset and should be conditionals:12br
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11i10No one could predict how he wo10uld 10react if h10is request were refused.12br
12i10or12br
11i10No one could predict how he10 would 10
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0 I'm quite puzzled by this sentence.02br
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01font10I'm wondering if it's possible for 'if' to refer to a noun in front12font12blockquote
11i00if02i00 is not a word that 01u00refers02u00 to anything. It has only grammatical function.02br

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01cite10CalifJim12cite10I'm quite puzzled by this sentence.12br
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11font20I'm wondering if it's possible for 'if' to refer to a noun in front22font22blockquote
21i10if12i10 is not a word that 11u10refe
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0 I'm inclined to think the interpretation in your book is the correct one. Nevertheless, I have only my own reaction as a guide. That is, the interpretation in your book is also the one that comes to my mind first.02br
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00 On the other hand, I think both interpretations are grammatically and semantically possible.02br
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0 My initial reaction was the same as the book. But after reading it carefully, I was a bit confused because of its context. The original text is:02br
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01i00Some people fear that 01u01font00if they refuse02font00 to do what is asked of them the peson doing the asking will no longer like them02u00-01
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