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Chloee Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Mixed Conditionals
''The local people would be much poorer if oil had never been discovered.'' or
''The local people would be much poorer if oil has never been discovered.'' ?
I would write - has never been discovered. Would that be correct?
Thank you in advance.
''The local people would be much poorer if oil has never been discovered.'' ?
I would write - has never been discovered. Would that be correct?
Thank you in advance.
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Chloee I would write - has never been discovered. Would that be correct? No.
- Chloee I would write - has never been discovered.
- Would that be correct?
- No.
- That would be wrong.
- CJ
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ChloeeI would write - has never been discovered. Would that be correct?No. That would be wrong.
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Hello Mr. CJ,
Should the sentence be written as follows?
"The local people would have been much poorer if oil had never been discovered"
Thanks
Should the sentence be written as follows?
"The local people would have been much poorer if oil had never been discovered"
Thanks
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AnonymousShould the sentence be written as follows?Yes. Exactly.
"The local people would have been much poorer if oil had never been discovered"
CJ
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