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Old Man Gordon Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Mood Swing
0 I have often heard something like the following: 02 br
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00 If the Detroit Tigers win this series, they would advance and play against the Yankees. 02 br
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00 If this merger goes through, it would be the biggest one in 2007. 02 br
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00 We sometimes use the indicative in the conditional with the subjuncive in the result clause. 02 br
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00 1. Is this technically acceptable? Obviously we can't fight common usage, but still it is important to know if it is correct. 02 br
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00 2. Does the 01 i 00 would 02 i 00 show any nuance different from 01 i 00 will? 02 i 02 br
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00 If the Detroit Tigers win this series, they would advance and play against the Yankees. 02 br
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00 or 02 br
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00 If this merger goes through, it would be the biggest one in 2007. 02 br
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00 We sometimes use the indicative in the conditional with the subjuncive in the result clause. 02 br
02 br
00 1. Is this technically acceptable? Obviously we can't fight common usage, but still it is important to know if it is correct. 02 br
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00 2. Does the 01 i 00 would 02 i 00 show any nuance different from 01 i 00 will? 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 Thanks 02 i 0-
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0 It's a bit on the edge, you could see it as a mixed conditional, I guess: 02 br 02 br 00 Future Conditional 02 br 05 0 02 br 02 br 00 Mixed Conditional 02 br 05 1 02 br 02 br 00 IMO, 01 i 00 would 02 i 00 introduces more doubt than 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 . Also, if 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 is in the 1st person, it shows more of a defined intention. html
- 0 It's a bit on the edge, you could see it as a mixed conditional, I guess: 02 br 02 br 00 Future Conditional 02 br 05 0 02 br 02 br 00 Mixed Conditional 02 br 05 1 02 br 02 br 00 IMO, 01 i 00 would 02 i 00 introduces more doubt than 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 .
- Also, if 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 is in the 1st person, it shows more of a defined intention.
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0 It's a bit on the edge, you could see it as a mixed conditional, I guess: 02 br
02 br
00 Future Conditional 02 br
05 0 02 br
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00 Mixed Conditional 02 br
05 1 02 br
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00 IMO, 01 i 00 would 02 i 00 introduces more doubt than 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 . Also, if 01 i 00 will 02 i
02 br
00 Future Conditional 02 br
05 0 02 br
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00 Mixed Conditional 02 br
05 1 02 br
02 br
00 IMO, 01 i 00 would 02 i 00 introduces more doubt than 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 . Also, if 01 i 00 will 02 i
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0 Thanks for those links; they are very helpful. 02 br
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00 I just remembered what I told a student about that example. I said there was an implied 'were to' in the conditional clause, which makes the moods line up, but that explanation might be gilding the lily a bit. 0-
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00 I just remembered what I told a student about that example. I said there was an implied 'were to' in the conditional clause, which makes the moods line up, but that explanation might be gilding the lily a bit. 0-
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0 You may also look at this thread elsewhere. They also see it as mixed conditional: 02 br
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