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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

if clause.

If I had gone to her party, James would have seen me. If he had seen me, I should have invited him to my house. So, I didn't go to the party.

If you had wanted, you could have been wearing that hat for me for five minutes.
Are these sentences correct with 'if clause' and 'modal verbs'? ?
  

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One more question with the above sentences. If I had lent the money to James, Rocky may have thought I was friendlier to James than Rocky. Is it correct?

— Tenjing

  • One more question with the above sentences.
  • If I had lent the money to James, Rocky may have thought I was friendlier to James than Rocky.
  • Is it correct?
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One more question with the above sentences.
If I had lent the money to James, Rocky may have thought I was friendlier to James than Rocky.
Is it correct?
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tenjingIf I had gone to her party, James would have seen me.
Correct. I assume it's not James's party.
tenjingIf he had seen me, I should have invited him to my house.
Correct only if you're using that rather old-fashioned substitute of "should" for "would" after "I". Not correct if you believe you are using "advice-obliga
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tenjingIf I had lent the money to James, Rocky may have thought I was friendlier to James than Rocky.
It's correct. I prefer the following, however:

If I had lent the money to James, Rocky might have thought I was friendlier to James than to Rocky.

CJ
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Thank you so much, CJ. I have one more question. The meaning between ' If I had lent the money to James, Rocky might have thought I was friendlier to James than to Rocky' and ' If I had lent the money to James, Rocky may have thought I was friendlier to James than to Rocky' is different, right?
The first one is like:
If you had tried to cut potatoes with a sharp knife, you could have
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He didn't pick up the phone. He may have been asleep at that time.~ If Rocky had lent the money to James, Alex may have thought Rocky was friendlier to James than him. Both sentence have the same meaning of 'may', right?
You could have helped him but you didn't. ~ If you had tried to cut potatoes with a sharp knife, you could have hurt yourself. Both have the same meaning of 'could', ri
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tenjingThe meaning between ' If I had lent the money to James, Rocky might have thought I was friendlier to James than to Rocky' and ' If I had lent the money to James, Rocky may have thought I was friendlier to James than to Rocky' is different, right?
No. I just like "might" better, especially in a second conditional.
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tenjing He didn't pick up the phone. He may have been asleep at that time.~ If Rocky had lent the money to James, Alex may have thought Rocky was friendlier to James than him. Both sentence have the same meaning of 'may', right?You could have helped him but you didn't. ~ If you had tried to cut potatoes with a sharp knife, you could have hurt yourself. Both have the same
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So, it's correct if I say,"If I had lent the money to James, Rocky might/may/could have thought I was friendlier to James than to Rocky". They are interchangeable here, right? ?
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tenjing So, it's correct if I say,"If I had lent the money to James, Rocky might/may/could have thought I was friendlier to James than to Rocky". They are interchangeable here, right? ?
Right. You have put them in order according to how usual they are among native speakers. "might" is probably most common, "may" less so, and "could" least common.

CJ
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Thank you so much,CJ.
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