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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Tenses
Is this sentence correct?
"I would not be surprised, if we had come to an agreement by the end of the year."
Could I also use other tenses, eg "...be surprised, if we came to an agreement by the end of the year." Another question would be if "until" could be used here, eg "...be surprised, if we came to an agreement until the end of the year."
Thanks in advance.
"I would not be surprised, if we had come to an agreement by the end of the year."
Could I also use other tenses, eg "...be surprised, if we came to an agreement by the end of the year." Another question would be if "until" could be used here, eg "...be surprised, if we came to an agreement until the end of the year."
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Take out the comma. You are projecting how you are likely to feel at the end of the year, when you realize that you had come to an agreement.
- Take out the comma.
- You are projecting how you are likely to feel at the end of the year, when you realize that you had come to an agreement.
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Take out the comma.
You are projecting how you are likely to feel at the end of the year, when you realize that you had come to an agreement.
You are projecting how you are likely to feel at the end of the year, when you realize that you had come to an agreement.
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Thanks...
now about how about by/until. Is the sentence "I would not be surprised if we came to an agreement until the end of the year" grammatically correct?
now about how about by/until. Is the sentence "I would not be surprised if we came to an agreement until the end of the year" grammatically correct?
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I would not be surprised if we did not come to an agreement until...
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