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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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the baby couldn't survive

0Were it not for the doctor's urgent operation, the baby couldn't survive02br
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00I borrowed this sentence from Angliholic.02br
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00One thing that bothers me about this sentence is I would never use it in Conditional #2. Instead, Conditional #3 would be perfect.02br
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00Had it not for the doctor's urgent operation, the baby couldn't have survived.02br
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00I wonder in what context, the Conditional #2 would be used. Could you provide me with one?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0I don't think the original is quite correct. Try, in past time: 02br 02br 01i 01b 00Were it not 02b 00for the doctor's urgent operation, the baby 01b 00couldn't have survived. 02b 02i 02br 00or, even better, showing more clearly the sequence of actions: 02br 01i 01b 00Had it not BEEN02b 00 for the doctor's urgent operation, the baby 01b 00couldn't have survived.

— Marius Hancu

  • 0I don't think the original is quite correct.
  • Try, in past time: 02br 02br 01i 01b 00Were it not 02b 00for the doctor's urgent operation, the baby 01b 00couldn't have survived.
  • 02b 02i 02br 00or, even better, showing more clearly the sequence of actions: 02br 01i 01b 00Had it not BEEN02b 00 for the doctor's urgent operation, the baby 01b 00couldn't have survived.
  • 02b 02i 02br 02br 00Forget about classifications (conditional 1, etc).
  • 02br 00Learn the correct ones by listening to their flow.
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0I don't think the original is quite correct. Try, in past time: 02br
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01i01b00Were it not 02b00for the doctor's urgent operation, the baby 01b00couldn't have survived. 02b02i02br
00or, even better, showing more clearly the sequence of actions: 02br
01i01b00Had it not BEEN02b
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