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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Supposing?
Hi all,
Supposing the doctor were to decide later this year
that stronger medicine is needed, could she afford to buy it?
I wonder if this sentence is grammatical and meaningful. I don't understand what it means. I need a brief explanation. Thank you.
Supposing the doctor were to decide later this year
that stronger medicine is needed, could she afford to buy it?
I wonder if this sentence is grammatical and meaningful. I don't understand what it means. I need a brief explanation. Thank you.
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" introduces a hypothetical (imagined) scenario. The meaning is close to this: If the doctor were to decide later this year that stronger medicine is needed, could she afford to buy it? "were to decide" describes a hypothetical action in the future.
- " introduces a hypothetical (imagined) scenario.
- The meaning is close to this: If the doctor were to decide later this year that stronger medicine is needed, could she afford to buy it?
- "were to decide" describes a hypothetical action in the future.
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"Supposing ..." introduces a hypothetical (imagined) scenario. The meaning is close to this:
If the doctor were to decide later this year that stronger medicine is needed, could she afford to buy it?
"were to decide" describes a hypothetical action in the future.
If the doctor were to decide later this year that stronger medicine is needed, could she afford to buy it?
"were to decide" describes a hypothetical action in the future.
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