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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Is this an unreal conditional?

"Nothing you could say would shock me."

"Is there anything else that I can do that would make you more at home?"



Teachers, is these two above an unreal conditional sentence, since they both have the "would". Then where are the if phrases? Please help...
  

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" 'If you said it' is understood. " 'If I did it' is understood. Teachers, is these two above an unreal conditional sentence, since they both have the "would".

  • " 'If you said it' is understood.
  • " 'If I did it' is understood.
  • Teachers, is these two above an unreal conditional sentence, since they both have the "would".
  • Then where are the if phrases?
  • Please help...
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Hi,

"Nothing you could say would shock me." 'If you said it' is understood.



"Is there anything else that I can do that would make you more at home?" 'If I did it' is understood.



Teachers, is these two above an unreal conditional sentence, since they both have the "would". Then where are the if phrases? Please help...


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Anonymous is are these two above an unreal conditional sentences?
I would not exactly call them conditional sentences. You don't have to have an explicit if-clause to use would. Nevertheless, yo

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