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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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One sentence: can could would

Kids don't share your passion for the subject which can/could/would get frustrating I would think.

Difference in meanings please?

Are could and would hesitant, implied conditional forms, while can is an assertive, implied first conditional?

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English 1b3 Kids don't share your passion for the subject , which can/could/would get frustrating I would think. I don't see a conditional structure here, but could and would certainly are more hypothetical in meaning than can is. CJ

— CalifJim

  • English 1b3 Kids don't share your passion for the subject , which can/could/would get frustrating I would think.
  • I don't see a conditional structure here, but could and would certainly are more hypothetical in meaning than can is.
  • CJ
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English 1b3Kids don't share your passion for the subject, which can/could/would get frustrating I would think.
I don't see a conditional structure here, but could and would certainly are more hypothetical in meaning than can is.

CJ
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CalifJimI don't see a conditional structure here, but could and would certainly are more hypothetical in meaning than can is.

Hi,

But if it is in fact hypothetical, it seems an implied conditional can be assumed to exist... It may not be one of my examples, but an if clause will exist.

which could get frustrating, if you are inclined to
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