0
Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"He WOULD be away!"
Tintin visits Mr. Sakharine.
Butler: "Mr. Sakharine? He's gone away."I don't understand why "would" is used there instead of "is." Could you tell me the reason?
Tintin: "He would be away! That doesn't make things easier."
Top answer
This use of ' would ' is as a disapproving form of the predictability function of ' will/woul d' Every time my son goes out, he will leave the door unlocked! Oh, I will keep banging my elbow on that shelf. (CGEL) The auxiliary is vocally stressed when spoken, as well as often emboldened in print as you have done.
- This use of ' would ' is as a disapproving form of the predictability function of ' will/woul d' Every time my son goes out, he will leave the door unlocked!
- Oh, I will keep banging my elbow on that shelf.
- (CGEL) The auxiliary is vocally stressed when spoken, as well as often emboldened in print as you have done.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
This use of 'would' is as a disapproving form of the predictability function of 'will/would'
Every time my son goes out, he will leave the door unlocked!
Oh, I will keep banging my elbow on that shelf. (CGEL)
The auxiliary is vocally stressed when spoken, as well as often emboldened in print as you have done.
Every time my son goes out, he will leave the door unlocked!
Oh, I will keep banging my elbow on that shelf. (CGEL)
The auxiliary is vocally stressed when spoken, as well as often emboldened in print as you have done.
0
Related Questions