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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
If anyone would
1 If anyone would jump off this cliff, they would die.
2 If anyone jumped off this cliff, they would die.
Is there a real difference between '1' and '2'?
Could the structure in '1' be used with objects?
I think it implies volition.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Happy New Year.
2 If anyone jumped off this cliff, they would die.
Is there a real difference between '1' and '2'?
Could the structure in '1' be used with objects?
I think it implies volition.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Happy New Year.
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The basic difference is that #1 is incorrect, in that it does not follow the regular sequence of tenses as used correctly in #2. I don't know what you mean by your final question.
- The basic difference is that #1 is incorrect, in that it does not follow the regular sequence of tenses as used correctly in #2.
- I don't know what you mean by your final question.
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The basic difference is that #1 is incorrect, in that it does not follow the regular sequence of tenses as used correctly in #2. I don't know what you mean by your final question.
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