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Rizan Malik Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

"might" in second conditionals

Consider this sentence, please:


1) You might say that work is coming back into fashion.


Can I convert 1) into a second conditional sentence? For example:


1a) (If you wanted to say), you might say that work is coming back into fashion. Or


1b) (If you were to say), you might say that work is coming back into fashion.


I know could is possible in 1a) and 1b). But, here I'm talking about might only.


Can I use would possibly in place of might in 1a) and 1b), too?

  

Top answer

Rizan Malik 1a) (If you wanted to say ), you might say that work is coming back into fashion. This is possible, but we would normally delete the first "say" as shown. Rizan Malik 1b) (If you were to say), you might say that work is coming back into fashion.

— GPY

  • Rizan Malik 1a) (If you wanted to say ), you might say that work is coming back into fashion.
  • This is possible, but we would normally delete the first "say" as shown.
  • Rizan Malik 1b) (If you were to say), you might say that work is coming back into fashion.
  • This isn't right.
  • The implied object of the first "say" seems too vague, and it is illogical for it to be "(that) work is coming back into fashion".
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Rizan Malik1a) (If you wanted to say), you might say that work is coming back into fashion.

This is possible, but we would normally delete the first "say" as shown.

Rizan Malik1b) (If you were to say), you might say that work is coming back into fashion.

This isn't right. The implied object of the first

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