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Candy Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

subjunctive mood

Could you please check whether the following sentences are correct?


A. I wouldn't do it if the sun were to rise in the west.


B. I wouldn't do it if the sun rose in the west.


Thanks for your help.
  

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If both of them are correct, is there a difference between the two? Thanks. Candy

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If both of them are correct, is there a difference between the two?

Thanks.

Candy
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CandyIf both of them are correct, is there a difference between the two?

Thanks.

Candy
I see no difference in meaning. I prefer "rose" to "were to rise".
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CandyCould you please check whether the following sentences are correct?


A. I wouldn't do it if the sun were to rise in the west.


B. I wouldn't do it if the sun rose in the west.


Thanks for your help.

For me, the first one has more of a "single moment/time" feel. The second has more of a "repeated moment/all
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Philip, Milky, thanks for your reply. Emotion: smile


I thought the first sentence could be sound a little stronger than the second o
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CandyCould you please check whether the following sentences are correct?

A. I wouldn't do it if the sun were to rise in the west.

B. I wouldn't do it if the sun rose in the west.If the sun rose in the west every morning, I would get younger day by day.
If the sun were to rise in the west in 2008, the Beijing Olympic would be aborted.
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CandyCould you please check whether the following sentences are correct?



A. I wouldn't do it if the sun were to rise in the west.



B. I wouldn't do it if the sun rose in the west.



Thanks for your help.

Candy,

I would like to suggest that you rephrase your sentences as below so that
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Hi Paco and Pinenut, many thanks for showing me example sentences. Emotion: smile
PinenutThe key difference between the tw
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00B. If the sun rose in the west, then I would do it.02br
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