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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Please correct tense

I just want to know what is the correct tense to write.

The fact that I am having a medical procedure today scares me. I'm looking at the date, that way if I died today, I would know what day I would have died.
  

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You need a period or a semi-colon after date to avoid a run-on sentence. ]

— Philip

  • You need a period or a semi-colon after date to avoid a run-on sentence.
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You need a period or a semi-colon after date to avoid a run-on sentence. [Good luck with your procedure!]
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Anonymousthat way if I died today, I would know what day I would have died.
I'd say; "... that way, if I died today, I would know what day I died on."
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Hi,

It's a cute sentence, but I'm not sure if your logic works well.
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CliveWhere I live, people usually say "I am having an operation'.
Oops. I was concentrating on the tenses, and didn't spot the infelicity of 'I'm having a medical procedure'.
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Hi Five
For you is it medical procedure or operation like Clive said?

Hi Clive,
What tense would you say?
... that way if I died today, I would know what day I would have died.

... that way, if I died today, I would know what day I died on.

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