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Believer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

subjunctive and 2nd conditional

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00I was trying to brush up on my knowledge of 2nd conditionals and came to have these questions:02br
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00I think 2nd conditionals encompass those 1) that are hypothetical yet possible and 2) that are unreal (thus impossible to be realized in reality).02br
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00Then, I read it somewhere that the subjunctive is not used in cases where a possibilty is present; then, is it safe to assume that if there is any possibility (or chance??) of something being realized, however small that possibility might be, the subjunctive should not be used?02br
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00Then, is it that the subjunctive can be said to encompass part of the second conditional cases where the notion something not be real is present, but not the part that has the element of something hypothetical but still possible present? 0-
  

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0Could you come up with some clear examples wrt your problems? We're just moving around words here. Be specific.

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0Could you come up with some clear examples wrt your problems? We're just moving around words here. Be specific. 02br
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01cite10Believer12cite10I think 2nd conditionals encompass those 1) that are hypothetical yet possible and 2) that are unreal (thus impossible to be realized in reality).12blockquote
10 No. The traditional divisiion into the three conditional patterns is as follows:02br
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What kind of conditional is this?

If it was raining, I wouldn't have gone out.
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AnonymousWhat kind of conditional is this?If it was raining, I wouldn't have gone out.
It's an ambiguous conditional. Taking note of the context, the listener would probably interpret it as one of the following:

I never used to go out if it was raining.
If it had been raining, I wouldn't have gone out.

CJ
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Is it correct to use the progressive tense with the conditional like I have?

If it was raining, I wouldn't have gone out.

Which correctly expresses the situation?
If I wore something so hot, I would be boiling

If I wore something so hot, I would boil

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AnonymousIs it correct to use the progressive tense with the conditional like I have?If it was raining, I wouldn't have gone out.
Yes.
AnonymousWhich correctly expresses the situation? If I wore something that hot, I would be boiling. If I wore something that hot, I would boil.
Both are fine as shown. be bo
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