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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Question about could

Can the word 'will' be followed by 'could'. For example: I will if I could.

I know that standard is 'I will if I can'.
  

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As far as I understand it, could is subjunctive so "I would if I could" would be correct.

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  • As far as I understand it, could is subjunctive so "I would if I could" would be correct.
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As far as I understand it, could is subjunctive so "I would if I could" would be correct.
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Could I have another teacher's opinion please.
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AnonymousCan the word 'will' be followed by 'could'. For example: I will if I could.
No.
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Thank you very much. I have been having random answers to another question, so I would appreciate it if you would help.

One person wrote that this sentence is correct:
If you had a chance which one would you choose?
However, another person said 'had' is incorrect and it should be 'have' instead, and I agree.

Please tell me your if that is right or wrong.

Thank yo
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It can be rather confusing if you ask the same question in different threads. It would be better to follow this up in the original thread.
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I agree with fivejedjon, you need to ask a complete question. However "Please tell me your if that is right or wrong." is not correct, you should say "Please tell me your opinion if that is right or wrong."
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