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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

The difference between these two sentences (about "can/could" )

0 Come when you like, I 01b00can02b00 see you any time. 02br
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00Come when you like, I 01b00could02b00 see you any time.02br
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00What's the difference in using different modal here? I think when we are less certain, we use "could". But I'm not sure about this. Am I right?02br
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00Thank you for your answer!0-
  

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0 It's a run-on sentence. 02br 00I find the following sentence more in keeping with the idea of 01i 00could see you02i 00. Note that there is a restriction here -- a condition.

— CalifJim

  • 0 It's a run-on sentence.
  • 02br 00I find the following sentence more in keeping with the idea of 01i 00could see you02i 00.
  • Note that there is a restriction here -- a condition.
  • 02i 02br 00CJ 0-
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0 It's a run-on sentence. It should be two sentences or two independent clauses separated by a semi-colon.02br
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01i00Come when you like; I can see you any time.02i02br
00With the imperative (01i01u00Come02u00 when you like02i00) I would use only the present 01i00can02i00.02br
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