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Roque Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Inversion with "should"

Do we use the infinitive after should when making a question?

Are the two following sentences correct and equivalent?


1. Should he be interested in...

2. If he were interested in...
  

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Do we use the infinitive after should when making a question? JTT: Yes, the infinitive form without 'to' [save for 'ought'] is used with all modals. Are the two following sentences correct and equivalent?

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  • Do we use the infinitive after should when making a question?
  • JTT: Yes, the infinitive form without 'to' [save for 'ought'] is used with all modals.
  • Are the two following sentences correct and equivalent?
  • 1.
  • Should he be interested in...
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Do we use the infinitive after should when making a question?

JTT: Yes, the infinitive form without 'to' [save for 'ought'] is used with all modals.


Are the two following sentences correct and equivalent?


1. Should he be interested in...

2. If he were interested in...

JTT: Yes, both are correct. I'd say that #2 seems to allow for a gr
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Hello, roque.

Essentially equivalent in hypothetical situations. The inverted conditional 'should' form is an alternative to the 'were'-subjunctive.

In business correspondence of the form, 'Should he be interested in our Spring Catalogue, please contact our sales representative', this represents not a hypothetical condition, but an 'open' condition. Here, your 'were' clause i
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Thanks to both of you...

Help me a lot!
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