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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
tense difference
Hi,
A few days back, I wrote something and post it in this forum for corrections. After a while, Mr. M corrected it, but I have one question. What is the difference between the two in terms of the tense change of the second sentence? Remind you that there is no change in the first sentence.
Mr. M's correction:
I remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , she would have been expecting to graduate in a month like me.
My orginal sentences:
I remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , she would be expecting to graduate in a month like me.
Sorry for not following up this question with the original thread posts.
A few days back, I wrote something and post it in this forum for corrections. After a while, Mr. M corrected it, but I have one question. What is the difference between the two in terms of the tense change of the second sentence? Remind you that there is no change in the first sentence.
Mr. M's correction:
I remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , she would have been expecting to graduate in a month like me.
My orginal sentences:
I remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , she would be expecting to graduate in a month like me.
Sorry for not following up this question with the original thread posts.
Top answer
There are certain accepted ways to write conditional sentences. Mr M's rewrite is known as a type 3 conditional. If he had seen her he would have asked her to marry him.
- There are certain accepted ways to write conditional sentences.
- Mr M's rewrite is known as a type 3 conditional.
- If he had seen her he would have asked her to marry him.
- This happened in the past and is immutable.
- The content of the "would" clause is purely hypothesis since the "if" clause can no longer be fulfilled.
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There are certain accepted ways to write conditional sentences. Mr M's rewrite is known as a type 3 conditional. If he had seen her he would have asked her to marry him. This happened in the past and is immutable. The content of the "would" clause is purely hypothesis since the "if" clause can no longer be fulfilled.
Another type of conditional is the type 2. If he saw her he would a
Another type of conditional is the type 2. If he saw her he would a
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Thank you. I think my version is called a mixed condtionl with present-time implications, whereas Mr. M's correctional effort could be called a type 3 conditional.
My original writing, I believe, dealt with a person about to graduate from middle schoo. I think I wrote how wonderful it was, the teachers and students included. Then, I thought about Sue, then came to this:
Mr. M's
My original writing, I believe, dealt with a person about to graduate from middle schoo. I think I wrote how wonderful it was, the teachers and students included. Then, I thought about Sue, then came to this:
Mr. M's
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Hi,
Can any one confirm whether this I wrote is a correct mixed condition with present-time meaning and goes well with the present tense of the sentence it is preceding? Thank you
I remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , she would be expecting to graduate in a month like me.
Can any one confirm whether this I wrote is a correct mixed condition with present-time meaning and goes well with the present tense of the sentence it is preceding? Thank you
I remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , she would be expecting to graduate in a month like me.
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AnonymousI remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , she would have been expecting to graduate in a month like me.
My orginal sentences:
I remember Sue, who transferred to another school just two months before this graduation date. Had she stayed in our school , s
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AnonymousCan any one confirm whether this I wrote is a correct mixed condition with present-time meaning and goes well with the present tense of the sentence it is preceding? Thank youHmm! I'm not sure about prescription, but the "if" clause refers to a past event, while the "would" clause refers to a future one so my guess is it's perfectly val
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