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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Past & Present Perfect

Could you tell me what are differences between A and B in term of meaning?
Thank you.

A) The university has announced that they will increse tuition for next semester.
B) The university announced that they will increse tuition for next semester.
  

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In terms of meaning? None at all — it's going to cost more. (Note - incre a se) Rover

— Rover_KE

  • In terms of meaning?
  • None at all — it's going to cost more.
  • (Note - incre a se) Rover
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In terms of meaning? None at all — it's going to cost more.

(Note - increase)

Rover
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lucas21cCould you tell me what are differences between A and B in term of meaning?Thank you.A) The university has announced that they will increse tuition for next semester.B) The university announced that they will increse tuition for next semester.
In my opinion, in A) there is a notion that maybe it's not so sure, it could be somehow reversed, or there will
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Hi

Why isn't the 'would' used in the B)?

Is there any explanation for that?

Thank you.
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AnonymousIn my opinion, in A) there is a notion that maybe it's not so sure, it could be somehow reversed, or there will be some follow-up to that announcement. In B) it's done; the university decided it and this is an unequivocal decision - don't expect that it can be changed.
No, they mean the same – it will cost more.
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AnonymousWhy isn't the 'would' used in the B)? Is there any explanation for that?
There's no reason to use the conditional 'would'.

The price will be increased.
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Thank you, Rover_KE for your useful reply.

The reason is, a grammatical one: the rule governing sequence of tenses.
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