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Bamtori Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The meaning of Would in, "I wonder why he would retire after his sterling career...."

Teachers, would anyone please explain why the "would" was used here? I have no idea why the "would" has to be used :

"Gee, I wonder why he would retire after his sterling caree.."



Thanks!
  

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Would is associated with the conditional tense. "

— Philip

  • Would is associated with the conditional tense.
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Would is associated with the conditional tense. "What are the conditions under which he decided...."
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Hi

He has made an announcement that he will retire. The speaker is wondering why he has this desire, wish or intention. Would expresses an intention, wish or choice. Another way to express this is:
I wonder why he chooses/wants to retire.....
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BamtoriTeachers, would anyone please explain why the "would" was used here? I have no idea why the "would" has to be used :
"Gee, I wonder why he would retire after his sterling caree.."
You can think of this usage of would as "would to indicate motivation". It seems to me that this usage is limited to why questions, whether direct o
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Thanks so much, Jim!
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Thansk so much! AlpheccaStars^^
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