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Nerdikarp Posted 15 years ago
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"If I like horses, is it possible to ride one?" "Since I like hamsters, I want one as a pet." Correct?

1-"If I like horses, is it possible to ride one?"

2-"Since I like hamsters, I want one as a pet."

Correct? These sound funny. What a casual way to say the same thing?

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Both of these are correct. In 1) you are asking whether you can ride horses if you like them. In 2) you are saying (not asking) that since you like hamsters, you want one as a pet.

  • Both of these are correct.
  • In 1) you are asking whether you can ride horses if you like them.
  • In 2) you are saying (not asking) that since you like hamsters, you want one as a pet.
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Both of these are correct.

In 1) you are asking whether you can ride horses if you like them.

In 2) you are saying (not asking) that since you like hamsters, you want one as a pet.
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Both of these are correct.

In 1) you are asking whether you can ride horses if you like them.

In 2) you are saying (not asking) that since you like hamsters, you want one as a pet.

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