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MustAsk Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

If and would

Hello,

What's the rule regarding the if...would... structure as in:

If we were in a different situation I don't know [if we would???] handle this any better.

I know "if" and "would" do not belong together but how can you rephrase to make it sound idiomatic?
  

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I am not clear on what rule concerns you, but your sentence is fine. When 'if' = 'whether', then 'would' lives happily with 'if'. If we were in a different situation I don't know if we would handle this any better .

— Mister Micawber

  • I am not clear on what rule concerns you, but your sentence is fine.
  • When 'if' = 'whether', then 'would' lives happily with 'if'.
  • If we were in a different situation I don't know if we would handle this any better .
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I am not clear on what rule concerns you, but your sentence is fine. When 'if' = 'whether', then 'would' lives happily with 'if'.

If we were in a different situation I don't know if we would handle this any better.
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