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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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IN CASE HE...

Hello everybody:

I would like to know which would be the best option for this sentence?

In case he is convicted

In case he were convicted

In case he was convicted

In case he be convicted

I see examples of all of them in the internet, so please help me out with this.

Thanks.
  

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Hi, I'd say you are most likely to hear/read In case he is convicted. 'In case' here refers to taking precautions. I will take my umbrella in case it rains.

  • Hi, I'd say you are most likely to hear/read In case he is convicted.
  • 'In case' here refers to taking precautions.
  • I will take my umbrella in case it rains.
  • That means we are usually thinking about future possibilities.
  • Please note also that all of these 'sentences' are actually only clauses.
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Hi,

I'd say you are most likely to hear/read In case he is convicted.

'In case' here refers to taking precautions. I will take my umbrella in case it rains. That means we are usually thinking about future possibilities.

Please note also that all of these 'sentences' are actually only clauses. To complete the sente

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