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Kvs Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Please check usage of 'would'
Which one of the following sentences is more correct (natural) ?
1) Yesterday I asked her would she follow me whenever I went
2) Yesterday I asked her would she follow me whenever I would go
1) Yesterday I asked her would she follow me whenever I went
2) Yesterday I asked her would she follow me whenever I would go
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To me they're both ungrammatical and unnatural, although you will certainly hear them in casual conversation. ) I perfer #1 as corrected. I think #2 is regional, but I don't know if it's correct.
- To me they're both ungrammatical and unnatural, although you will certainly hear them in casual conversation.
- ) I perfer #1 as corrected.
- I think #2 is regional, but I don't know if it's correct.
- I used to hear the double-would in the midwest as an adult, and it always jolted my ear.
- I had never heard it growing up in New England.
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To me they're both ungrammatical and unnatural, although you will certainly hear them in casual conversation.
The normal construction is, "Yesterday I asked her if she would etc." (Don't forget the periods.)
I perfer #1 as corrected.
I think #2 is regional, but I don't know if it's correct. I used to hear the double-would in the midwest as an adult, and it always jolt
The normal construction is, "Yesterday I asked her if she would etc." (Don't forget the periods.)
I perfer #1 as corrected.
I think #2 is regional, but I don't know if it's correct. I used to hear the double-would in the midwest as an adult, and it always jolt
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