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JaxTeller Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

If I won vs If I were to win

If I won the lottery vs if I were to win the lottery

Are both sentences possible? if not, why not?
  

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Emre25 Are both sentences possible? if not, why not? No.

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  • Emre25 Are both sentences possible?
  • if not, why not?
  • No.
  • Neither one is a sentence, but both are fine if-clauses which can be used in a conditional sentence.
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Emre25Are both sentences possible? if not, why not?
No. Neither one is a sentence, but both are fine if-clauses which can be used in a conditional sentence.
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Why is neither one a sentence? and thanks for your reply. I kind of thought that both sounded quite natural.
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Emre25Why is neither one a sentence?
They are not sentences, because a sentence must state a complete thought. We call these partial sentences (such as dependent clauses without a main clause) fragments or phrases.

If I won the lottery, I would quit my job.
If I were to win the lottery, I would take a first-class holiday sailing around
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