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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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That would be Tom,
Hello, I have been thankful to everyone here for your help. Although English is not easy to learn, it is definitely worth learning it. Thank you again.
And all of a sudden, I would like to know which sentences are omitted in these sentences:
That would be Tom,
That could be true,
That would be the milkman,
I know they are fine themselves but I have learned that sentences with if clauses are omitted.
But I can not think of any omitted sentences there. Could you please tell me your opinions? Thank you again and I
hope to hear from you.
And all of a sudden, I would like to know which sentences are omitted in these sentences:
That would be Tom,
That could be true,
That would be the milkman,
I know they are fine themselves but I have learned that sentences with if clauses are omitted.
But I can not think of any omitted sentences there. Could you please tell me your opinions? Thank you again and I
hope to hear from you.
Top answer
That would be Tom, That could be true. That would be the milkman. There are no omitted clauses, and it is a mistake to try to posit such.
- That would be Tom, That could be true.
- That would be the milkman.
- There are no omitted clauses, and it is a mistake to try to posit such.
- Doing so is merely an effort to squeeze the sentences into Procrustean forms.
- #1 and #3 are 'would' used for predictability; #2 indicates possibility.
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That would be Tom,
That could be true.
That would be the milkman.
There are no omitted clauses, and it is a mistake to try to posit such. Doing so is merely an effort to squeeze the sentences into Procrustean forms. #1 and #3 are 'would' used for predictability; #2 indicates possibility. All 3 indicate polite hesitation from assurance.
That could be true.
That would be the milkman.
There are no omitted clauses, and it is a mistake to try to posit such. Doing so is merely an effort to squeeze the sentences into Procrustean forms. #1 and #3 are 'would' used for predictability; #2 indicates possibility. All 3 indicate polite hesitation from assurance.
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