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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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1. If I knew the truth, I could let her know soon.
Can I paraphrase this as below?
? Knowing the truth, I could let her know soon.
2.If the accident had happened in a city, it would have caused a disaster.
Can I paraphrase this as below?
?Happening in a city, the accident would have caused a disaster.
Can I paraphrase this as below?
? Knowing the truth, I could let her know soon.
2.If the accident had happened in a city, it would have caused a disaster.
Can I paraphrase this as below?
?Happening in a city, the accident would have caused a disaster.
Top answer
The first paraphrase has lost the conditional meaning. It sounds as if you are saying that you do know or did know. The second one can be understood as a conditional, but it could be slightly misleading and I would not really recommend it.
- The first paraphrase has lost the conditional meaning.
- It sounds as if you are saying that you do know or did know.
- The second one can be understood as a conditional, but it could be slightly misleading and I would not really recommend it.
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The first paraphrase has lost the conditional meaning. It sounds as if you are saying that you do know or did know. The second one can be understood as a conditional, but it could be slightly misleading and I would not really recommend it.
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