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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Modal "would": ellipted use
Hi, In a thread named "question on adjective and one more", AlpheccaStars wrote this as part of his response:
call for a combined results and discussion.- -> delete the indefinite article ("a") It is hard to determine if it this phrase would be correct in a larger context, though.
Does the part "It is hard to determine if it this phrase would be correct in a larger context, though." show an ellipted use of the modal "would"?
How about this? Same ellipted use of the modal "would"? Can I construe it as a weaker form of the modal "will" eventhough it could be thought of as what I call an ellipted sentence? Possibility showing less certainty than the modal "will"?
I don't know if he would do it. -- ellipted part possibly being "if you asked me"?
Also, is this possible?
If you would wish her to love you, care for her.
call for a combined results and discussion.- -> delete the indefinite article ("a") It is hard to determine if it this phrase would be correct in a larger context, though.
Does the part "It is hard to determine if it this phrase would be correct in a larger context, though." show an ellipted use of the modal "would"?
How about this? Same ellipted use of the modal "would"? Can I construe it as a weaker form of the modal "will" eventhough it could be thought of as what I call an ellipted sentence? Possibility showing less certainty than the modal "will"?
I don't know if he would do it. -- ellipted part possibly being "if you asked me"?
Also, is this possible?
If you would wish her to love you, care for her.
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Anonymous It is hard to determine if it [typo] this phrase would be correct in a larger context, though. I have no idea what you mean by "an ellipted use of the modal 'would'". I think you are talking about a condition implied by would .
- Anonymous It is hard to determine if it [typo] this phrase would be correct in a larger context, though.
- I have no idea what you mean by "an ellipted use of the modal 'would'".
- I think you are talking about a condition implied by would .
- Here is the implied condition made explicit: It is hard to determine whether this phrase would be correct if it were in a larger context, though.
- Anonymous I don't know if he would do it.
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AnonymousIt is hard to determine ifI have no idea what you mean by "an ellipted use of the modal 'would'". I think you are talking about a condition implied by would.it[typo] this phrase would be correct in a larger context, though.
Here is the implied condition made explicit:
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