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Itsonlyme Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
If statement
What rule would this IF statement fall under?
I am now an accountant because I made a decision 5 years ago to study accounting as opposed to becoming a professional ballerina.
If I hadn't studied accounting, I would have been a ballerina.
What is the rule for this IF statement? I know about the Present Unreal Conditional, would this be a Past Unreal Conditional?
Hope someone can help, thanks in advance, I'll be anxiously awaiting!
I am now an accountant because I made a decision 5 years ago to study accounting as opposed to becoming a professional ballerina.
If I hadn't studied accounting, I would have been a ballerina.
What is the rule for this IF statement? I know about the Present Unreal Conditional, would this be a Past Unreal Conditional?
Hope someone can help, thanks in advance, I'll be anxiously awaiting!
Top answer
It certainly is a Past Unreal Conditional. This pattern is also called the "Third Conditional", by the way. CJ
- It certainly is a Past Unreal Conditional.
- This pattern is also called the "Third Conditional", by the way.
- CJ
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It certainly is a Past Unreal Conditional. This pattern is also called the "Third Conditional", by the way.
CJ
CJ
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I feel that the above sentence is not very correct. Compare the following sentences with each other:-
If I hadn't studied accounting, I would have been a ballerina.
a) If I hadn't studied accounting, I would have been a simple clerk..
b) If I hadn't gone to school, I would have been illiterate.
c)
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