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Fandorin Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
if clause
Hi there.
Could I say: "If I'm well-paid I'll raise money for charity."
It's implied that I will be well-paid in neaaly future. Did I use correct construction?
Thank you so much.
Could I say: "If I'm well-paid I'll raise money for charity."
It's implied that I will be well-paid in neaaly future. Did I use correct construction?
Thank you so much.
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No. This is just conditional. You may never be well-paid.
- No.
- This is just conditional.
- You may never be well-paid.
- If you are sure you will be well-paid in future you could say 'When I'm well-paid I'll raise money for charity'.
- Did you really mean 'raise', or 'donate to'?
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No. This is just conditional. You may never be well-paid.
If you are sure you will be well-paid in future you could say 'When I'm well-paid I'll raise money for charity'.
Did you really mean 'raise', or 'donate to'?
If you are sure you will be well-paid in future you could say 'When I'm well-paid I'll raise money for charity'.
Did you really mean 'raise', or 'donate to'?
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Thank you. Yeah, I mean donate to. So, if I want to use conditional, how should I construct that? Is it possible to use "will" in "if"-part of sentence?
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Fandorin ... if I want to use the conditional, how should I construct that?If I am well paid, I will [ donate to / raise money for ] charity.
FandorinIs it possible to use "will" in the "if"-part of a sentence?Yes, under certain conditio
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