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Kilimanjaro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

in case and its commonest forms

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001. I didn't want to say anything about the accident 01font00in case she shouldn't be informed02font00 that her son was involved02br
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002. I didn't want to say anything about the accident 01font00in case she hadn't been informed02font00 that her son was informed02br
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003. I didn't want to say anything about the accident 01font00in case she wasn't informed02font00 that her son was involved02br
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004. I didn't want to say anything about the accident 01font00in case she might not have been informed02font00 that her son was involved02br
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001. He got rid of his cell phone 01font00in case he could be traced02font02br
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002. He got rid of his cell phone01font00 in case he should be traced02font02br
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01font003. He got rid of his cell phone 01font00in case he was traced02font02font02br
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004. He got rid of his cell phone 01font00in case he could have been traced02font02br
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00Hello,02br
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00What are the differences among the given choices respectively. What model or forms follow 01b01i00"in case"02i02b00 grammatically and which of these are the commonest usage in modern English grammar? 0-
  

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0>01i 001. He got rid of his cell phone in case he could be traced02i 02br 02br 00 I don't think "in case" works too well here, even though it's used by many. 02br 00 He got rid of his cell phone so that he wouldn't be traced.

— Marius Hancu

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  • He got rid of his cell phone in case he could be traced02i 02br 02br 00 I don't think "in case" works too well here, even though it's used by many.
  • 02br 00 He got rid of his cell phone so that he wouldn't be traced.
  • 02br 00 He got rid of his cell phone such that he wouldn't be traced.
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0>01i001. He got rid of his cell phone in case he could be traced02i02br
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00 I don't think "in case" works too well here, even though it's used by many. I'd suggest:02br
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01i00 He got rid of his cell phone so that he couldn't/can't be traced.02br
00 He got rid of his cell phone so that he may not / migh
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10>11i101. He got rid of his cell phone in case he could be traced12i12br
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10I don't think "in case" works too well here, even though it's used by many. I'd suggest:12br
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11i10He got rid of his cell phone so that he couldn't/can't be tr
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0As a matter of fact, I found I was wrong (I only thought of the "if" meaning): 05002br
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01b00in case02b02br
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00 Function: 01i00conjunction02br
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01cite10Kilimanjaro12cite10One more question if you don't mind. 12br
11b10Don't forget to take your umbrella in case it.......................rain.12b12br
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10a) could12br
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10b) should12br
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10Which one best fits in the gap? Why?12br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite11blockquote
11cite20Kilimanjaro22cite20One more question if you don't mind. 22br
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21b20Don't forget to take your umbrella in case it.......................rain.22b22br
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20a) could22br
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0 Hi guys, 02br
01i00"in case it should"02i00 and01i00 "in case it could"02i00 don't make sense to me. Isn't it 01i00"in case it rains"02i00? (simple present)0-
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0 Yes, "could" can be used for your first series of examples. 0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Yes, "could" can be used for your first series of examples. 12br
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10Then why NOT in this example Marius?02br
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01b00Don't forget to take your umbrella in case it.......................rain.02b02br
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00a) could
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00 OK, I asked around, and most of the people consider that "could" should not follow "in case" because that is already a condition. 02br
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00 I was advised that:02br
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00 If using it, this might come out as "Take your umbrella because of the possibilty of the possibility of rain." 02
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0 01font02font002. 01i00He got rid of his cell phone in case he should be traced02br
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02i00This means:02br
01i00He got rid of his cell phone 01b00as a precaution against the event that02b00 he should be traced.02i02br
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