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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
If or once
Hello, teachers!
Can we use either 'if' or 'once'?
- If/Once he ate the soup with this medicine, he would immediately fall asleep.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Can we use either 'if' or 'once'?
- If/Once he ate the soup with this medicine, he would immediately fall asleep.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Top answer
"once" suggests a much greater immediacy. It means "as soon as", "immediately after". The entire sentence with "once" is in the imperfective aspect.
- "once" suggests a much greater immediacy.
- It means "as soon as", "immediately after".
- The entire sentence with "once" is in the imperfective aspect.
- In other words, it tells what normally happened on repeated occasions.
- He ate the soup > He fell asleep.
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"once" suggests a much greater immediacy. It means "as soon as", "immediately after".
The entire sentence with "once" is in the imperfective aspect. In other words, it tells what normally happened on repeated occasions. He ate the soup > He fell asleep. On another occasion: He ate the soup > He fell asleep. On another ... etc.
Note: "once" is used much more often
The entire sentence with "once" is in the imperfective aspect. In other words, it tells what normally happened on repeated occasions. He ate the soup > He fell asleep. On another occasion: He ate the soup > He fell asleep. On another ... etc.
Note: "once" is used much more often
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