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Hiy Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Please explain the grammar in the underlined part.

Tom: Betty didn't win the beauty contest.

Mary: She would have had she had some talent.

  

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It is an alternative expression to the standard conditional sentence. htm If she (had) had some talent, she would have won. Had instead of if Had she had some talent, she would have won.

  • It is an alternative expression to the standard conditional sentence.
  • htm If she (had) had some talent, she would have won.
  • Had instead of if Had she had some talent, she would have won.
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It is an alternative expression to the standard conditional sentence. There are several ways to avoid "if."

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/replacing_if.htm


If she (had) had some talent, she would have won.

Had instead of if

Had she

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