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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
If I can
What's the difference between these sentences:
1. If I can make it to the party, I will. And 2. If I could make it to the party, I would.
1. It means that he'll try his best to make it to the party but it's not a promise.
2. Means that making it to the party is a long shot.
Correct?
1. If I can make it to the party, I will. And 2. If I could make it to the party, I would.
1. It means that he'll try his best to make it to the party but it's not a promise.
2. Means that making it to the party is a long shot.
Correct?
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Correct! Those are the first two levels (by some counts) of conditional sentences. The third would be: If I could have made it to the party I would have [= didn't make it to the party because I couldn't].
- Correct!
- Those are the first two levels (by some counts) of conditional sentences.
- The third would be: If I could have made it to the party I would have [= didn't make it to the party because I couldn't].
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Correct!
Those are the first two levels (by some counts) of conditional sentences.
The third would be:
If I could have made it to the party I would have [= didn't make it to the party because I couldn't].
Those are the first two levels (by some counts) of conditional sentences.
The third would be:
If I could have made it to the party I would have [= didn't make it to the party because I couldn't].
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Hi,
If the temperature were higher, the water would evaporate. Shouldn't this sentence be:
If the temperature were higher, the water would evaporate. Shouldn't this sentence be:
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Were is correct: it's the subjunctive form used in contrary-to-fact situations.
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