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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Modal "would" in the if-clause

Hi. Please tell me if the following sentence is correct or not. Let's say there is a person who can either make the event successful or make it fail. And another person is trying to persuade him to commit himself to the event and make the event a success (as he can do it). Could that person say this to him, who is somewhat hesitating to make the commitment? I am sorry if the identity of the people involved is unclear. I hope to receive your help.

If you would commit yourself you can make the event successful.
  

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Anonymous If you would commit yourself you can make the event successful. I won't say that it's incorrect. " Both of these pairs will work well in your example.

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  • Anonymous If you would commit yourself you can make the event successful.
  • I won't say that it's incorrect.
  • " Both of these pairs will work well in your example.
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AnonymousIf you would commit yourself you can make the event successful.
I won't say that it's incorrect.

It's more common to pair "would" and "could" or "will" and "can."

Both of these pairs will work well in your example.
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Hi,

I always follow this syntax (if + vpast) everytime I use "if". For me it's safer to follow that.
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