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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

If I should,

Hi,
Is this type of conditional correct? Or should I use 'will' in the result clause? What type is it?
If I should think of beauty, it would be you.
if I should think of a smile, it would be yours.
  

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Hi. I'm not really sure, but it looks like it kind of means the same as second conditional.See the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv48.shtml

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Those are not very natural. They seem very old-fashioned.
In today's English, use these:

If / When I think of beauty, I think of you.
If / When I think of a smile, it is yours.
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AlpheccaStarsThose are not very natural. They seem very old-fashioned.In today's English, use these:If / When I think of beauty, I think of you.If / When I think of a smile, it is yours.
You mean the structure 'If +should, subject+would+v' is not natural? Does it not go under any type of conditional sentences?
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AnonymousYou mean the structure 'If , subject+would+v' is not natural?
No. I can't think of any example of this structure. The closest I can think of is this song.
If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in summer.
Seeing you in summer - I never would go.
Your hair streaked with sun-light - Your lips red as flame
Your face with a lustre - Th

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