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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Question form sentences or conditional sentences?
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It'd be nice if you could come as well to have a final drink with me!
It'll be nice if you can come as well to have a final drink with me!
What's the difference between these two sentences?
Does the first one imply that it's unlikely the invited person will come or is it just a more polite way of saying the latter? And is this considered a conditional sentence?
It'd be nice if you could come as well to have a final drink with me!
It'll be nice if you can come as well to have a final drink with me!
What's the difference between these two sentences?
Does the first one imply that it's unlikely the invited person will come or is it just a more polite way of saying the latter? And is this considered a conditional sentence?
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At a first look, I would think the same you did first: in the first sentence the speaker is not sure about if the invited person will come, or at least much less sure than in the second case. They are just two kinds of conditional sentence: the second one looks much more like a first-conditional one. (You could check on an english book, try looking for "first conditional" "second conditional" and "third conditional") The answer to the second question is yes: both sentences are considered conditional.
- At a first look, I would think the same you did first: in the first sentence the speaker is not sure about if the invited person will come, or at least much less sure than in the second case.
- They are just two kinds of conditional sentence: the second one looks much more like a first-conditional one.
- (You could check on an english book, try looking for "first conditional" "second conditional" and "third conditional") The answer to the second question is yes: both sentences are considered conditional.
- (The key word is the "if")
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At a first look, I would think the same you did first: in the first sentence the speaker is not sure about if the invited person will come, or at least much less sure than in the second case. They are just two kinds of conditional sentence: the second one looks much more like a first-conditional one. (You could check on an english book, try looking for "first conditional" "second conditional" and
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pleasehelpWhat's the difference between these two sentences?The meanings of these two conditionals are nearly identical. Ninety-five times out of 100, people will choose the first one.
It's hardly worth the trouble to discuss differences, they are so slight. Nevertheless, the probable reason that you hear the first more often is that the constructi
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