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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Please help.
A: Which of the following sentences is correct?
B: The first one would be correct but I am not sure. ('Would' used to show weakened version of 'is', 'was')
Am I correct with the meaning and use of would in the short conversation?
B: The first one would be correct but I am not sure. ('Would' used to show weakened version of 'is', 'was')
Am I correct with the meaning and use of would in the short conversation?
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Anonymous Am I correct with the meaning and use of would in the short conversation? Leave out "but I am not sure". — Which of these sentences is correct?
- Anonymous Am I correct with the meaning and use of would in the short conversation?
- Leave out "but I am not sure".
- — Which of these sentences is correct?
- — The first one [is / would be] correct.
- When we say 'would' is "weak", we don't mean that it indicates uncertainty.
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AnonymousAm I correct with the meaning and use of would in the short conversation?Leave out "but I am not sure".
— Which of these sentences is correct?
— The first one [is / would be] correct.
When we say 'would' is "weak", we don't mean that it indicates uncertainty. In fact, in this kind of usage, we sometimes m
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