If clause
Recently, when asked if he would still have been involved in Physics if he hadn't been disabled, he simply said that the only difference would be that he would have worked more with number and equations.
Why is the 'if' used with 'would' in the sentence above? Is it because 'if' is not related to the conditional : Would he still have been involved in Physics, if he hadn't been disabled?
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Recently, when asked [ if he would still have been involved in Physics if he hadn't been disabled ], he simply said that the only difference would be that he would have worked more with number and equations. You are right. The first “if” is not the one that occurs in conditionals, but is an interrogative subordinator introducing the bracketed subordinate interrogative clause (embedded question).
- Recently, when asked [ if he would still have been involved in Physics if he hadn't been disabled ], he simply said that the only difference would be that he would have worked more with number and equations.
- You are right.
- The first “if” is not the one that occurs in conditionals, but is an interrogative subordinator introducing the bracketed subordinate interrogative clause (embedded question).
- This interrogative clause has the form of a conditional construction, where the underlined element is the conditional clause (called the protasis) and the preceding clause (called the apodosis) expresses the outcome of the condition being met.
- ”, he simply said “…
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Recently, when asked [if he would still have been involved in Physics if he hadn't been disabled], he simply said that the only difference would be that he would have worked more with number and equations.
You are right. The first “if” is not the one that occurs in conditionals, but is an interrogative subordinator introducing the bracketed subordinate interroga
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