Should ‘use’ (present tense) really be used in the sentence? Which should be used : ‘given the’ or ‘in such a’ (situation)?
Even if ‘were’ and ‘could’ (both in the past tense) are used in the first sentence, there’s a need to use ‘use’ (present tense) in it, isn’t it? In the second sentence, which between ‘given the’ and ‘in such a’ should be used?
If you were an office worker, how could you get along with your co-workers who repeatedly use their physical strength, popularity, access to embarrassing information, etc. to harm or destroy you? (Given the, in such a) situation, what would you do?
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Since ‘If’ starts the first sentence, we are discussing a ‘possibility’. That would suggest using ‘would’ (the hypothetical form). Also, ‘use’ then becomes ‘used’ since it is a hypothetical completed situation.
- Since ‘If’ starts the first sentence, we are discussing a ‘possibility’.
- That would suggest using ‘would’ (the hypothetical form).
- Also, ‘use’ then becomes ‘used’ since it is a hypothetical completed situation.
- Likewise, the second sentence would also be hypothetical.
- ‘If you were an office worker, how would you get along with your co-workers who repeatedly used their physical strength, popularity, access to embarrassing information, etc.
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Since ‘If’ starts the first sentence, we are discussing a ‘possibility’. That would suggest using ‘would’ (the hypothetical form). Also, ‘use’ then becomes ‘used’ since it is a hypothetical completed situation. Likewise, the second sentence would also be hypothetical.
‘If you were an office worker, how would you get along with your co-workers who repeatedly used their physi
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