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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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If conditionals

Which one is correct? And why?

1. If we are to end world poverty, the richer countries will need to make sacrifices.

2. If we end world poverty, the richer countries will need to make sacrifices.

And

1. If we were to end world poverty, the richer countries would need to make sacrifices.

2. If we ended world poverty, the richer countries would need to make sacrifices.
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You should number these 1, 2, 3, 4. Otherwise, it's hard to refer to 1 or 2 because there are two of each. All of them are grammatically correct.

  • You should number these 1, 2, 3, 4.
  • Otherwise, it's hard to refer to 1 or 2 because there are two of each.
  • All of them are grammatically correct.
  • However, 1 (the first 1) makes the most sense.
  • CJ
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You should number these 1, 2, 3, 4. Otherwise, it's hard to refer to 1 or 2 because there are two of each. Emotion: smile

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