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Alexandremelo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The of WOULD AS A MODAL, POLITE QUESTION

HI TEACHERS,

HOW CAN I EXPLAIN IN A BETTER WAY THE USE OF WOULD AS A MODAL / POLITE QUESTIONS

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN STARTING NEXT WEEK ?
YES I WOULD. (IS IT CORRECT)

CAN I USE WOULD IN POLITE QUESTIONS ALL THE TIME ?

THANKS
  

Top answer

alexandremelo WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN STARTING NEXT WEEK ? YES I WOULD. This is fine.

— Mr Wordy

  • alexandremelo WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN STARTING NEXT WEEK ?
  • YES I WOULD.
  • This is fine.
  • alexandremelo CAN I USE WOULD IN POLITE QUESTIONS ALL THE TIME ?
  • Because of the wide variety of questions that can be asked, that's a hard question to answer.
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alexandremeloWOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN STARTING NEXT WEEK ?
YES I WOULD.
This is fine.
alexandremeloCAN I USE WOULD IN POLITE QUESTIONS ALL THE TIME ?
Because of the wide variety of questions that can be asked, that's a hard question to answer. I think in most cases the word "would" can be somehow worked into the qu
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Mr Wordy
alexandremeloWOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN STARTING NEXT WEEK ?
YES I WOULD.
This is fine.
Fine as far as the use of "would" is concerned, I mean.

On other matters, I see no need to put spaces before question marks, and many people agree that writing in all capitals is bad style.
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