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Todd Z Posted 10 years ago
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Sentences of unreal conditions
1. _no friction between the surface of the road and our feet, we could not walk at all.
A If there was B Were there C Was there D There was
I think this is a sentence of unreal conditions and it should be "If there were or were there no friction...."
But the answer says A! Why?
2. She would go and inform him if she __ his address.
A know B had know C knew D would have known
Apparently, this girl didn't know the man's address. Wouldn't it be "if she knew his address, she would go and inform him"?
The answer gives D.
A If there was B Were there C Was there D There was
I think this is a sentence of unreal conditions and it should be "If there were or were there no friction...."
But the answer says A! Why?
2. She would go and inform him if she __ his address.
A know B had know C knew D would have known
Apparently, this girl didn't know the man's address. Wouldn't it be "if she knew his address, she would go and inform him"?
The answer gives D.
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Todd Z But the answer says A! Why? In some varieties of English, 'was' is considered an acceptable variant of 'were' in conditional sentences.
- Todd Z But the answer says A!
- Why?
- In some varieties of English, 'was' is considered an acceptable variant of 'were' in conditional sentences.
- With that in mind, I consider both A and B correct.
- Todd Z Wouldn't it be "if she knew his address, she would go and inform him"?
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Todd ZBut the answer says A! Why?In some varieties of English, 'was' is considered an acceptable variant of 'were' in conditional sentences. With that in mind, I consider both A and B correct.
Todd ZWouldn't it be "if she knew his address, she would go and inform him"?C would be my choice. I don't see D as the best answe
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