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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Mixed Conditionals
Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean?
1. If that isn't it, then I'd check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard. (Is this bad english? Or is this a mixed conditional? I'm am trying to say 'If that isn't it for your problem, then I would check..'. You see? How in the beginning I'm talking about him? And then I moved on to what I would do? So is this sentence okay or not okay?)
2. If that weren't it, then I'd check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard. (Or should I use this one? )
3. If that weren't it for my problem, I would check... (This is what I'm trying to say in #1. So for #2 is it better to use 'isn't' ? Because I'm talking about him? Unless I have 'my problem' then I should use 'wasn't' ?)
Thanks.
1. If that isn't it, then I'd check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard. (Is this bad english? Or is this a mixed conditional? I'm am trying to say 'If that isn't it for your problem, then I would check..'. You see? How in the beginning I'm talking about him? And then I moved on to what I would do? So is this sentence okay or not okay?)
2. If that weren't it, then I'd check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard. (Or should I use this one? )
3. If that weren't it for my problem, I would check... (This is what I'm trying to say in #1. So for #2 is it better to use 'isn't' ? Because I'm talking about him? Unless I have 'my problem' then I should use 'wasn't' ?)
Thanks.
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Hello Jack I would use #1. The sentence deals with a real situation: checking the workings of your pc. The first part really means: 1.
- Hello Jack I would use #1.
- The sentence deals with a real situation: checking the workings of your pc.
- The first part really means: 1.
- If that isn't it, check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard.
- This is a variant on the type 1 conditional: an imperative is used in the main clause instead of a future tense.
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Hello Jack
I would use #1.
The sentence deals with a real situation: checking the workings of your pc. The first part really means:
1. If that isn't it, check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard.
This is a variant on the type 1 conditional: an imperative is used in the main clause instead of a future tense.
2. If
I would use #1.
The sentence deals with a real situation: checking the workings of your pc. The first part really means:
1. If that isn't it, check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard.
This is a variant on the type 1 conditional: an imperative is used in the main clause instead of a future tense.
2. If
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