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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Quick grammer question - "if they tried" or "when trying"

People who reverse the letters of words _____ to read suffer from dyslexia.

(A) if they tried
(B) when trying
(C) when tried
(D) if he tries

I believe the answer is "(B) when trying", but why?
  

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Hi, People who reverse the letters of words __ to read suffer from dyslexia. (A) if they tried Incorrect grammar . P ast tense is inapproriate for a general statement that is true in past/present/future.

— Clive

  • Hi, People who reverse the letters of words __ to read suffer from dyslexia.
  • (A) if they tried Incorrect grammar .
  • P ast tense is inapproriate for a general statement that is true in past/present/future.
  • (B) when trying Y es.
  • You might consider it as a short form of 'when they are trying to .
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Hi,
People who reverse the letters of words __ to read suffer from dyslexia.

(A) if they tried Incorrect grammar. Past tense is inapproriate for a general statement that is true in past/present/future.

(B) when trying Yes. You might consider it as a short
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I knew it's either (A) or (B). But I was confused about why it couldn't be (A). Now if (A) is "if they try", would it be correct?
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