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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

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001. What would you have done, if a tiger had come before you? 02br
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00I asked a person about the corectness of this sentence.02br
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00He said it is grammatical but strange.02br
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00Why is it strange?0-
  

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0 Only that come is a strange choice of word. Appeared would be better. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 Only that come is a strange choice of word.
  • Appeared would be better.
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0 Only that come is a strange choice of word. Appeared would be better. 0-
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0Maybe, the person said it was strange because you can use this sentence only when talking about the past:02br
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00Example:02br
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00(When you were in that jungle,) what would you have done if a tiger had come [appeared] before you?02br
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00Compare the above with the following:02br
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00What would you do i
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01cite10Hanuman_200012cite12br
10Hello,12br
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101. What would you have done, if a tiger had come before you? 12br
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10I asked a person about the corectness of this sentence.12br
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10He said it is grammatical but strange.12br
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10Why is it
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01cite10MrPedantic12cite11blockquote
11cite20Hanuman_200022cite22br
20Hello,22br
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201. What would you have done, if a tiger had come before you? 22br
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20I asked a person about the corectness of this sentence.22br
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20He
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0Hello Past02br
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00Yes, you could say:02br
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001. What would you do if a hungry tiger suddenly appeared right in front of you?02br
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01cite10Hanuman_200012cite101. What would you have done, if a tiger had come before you? 12br
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10This is a conditional statement. Like Nona said, "come before" is not the proper verb to use. Other than that, the tone and grammar are fine.0-
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