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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The use of subordinate clauses
Regarding the three sentences below:
(A) If Mike visits me while I am away, could you give him this message?
(B) Should Mike visit me while I am away, could you give him this message?
(C) When Mike visits me while I am away, could you give him this message?
I think that there is no problem with (A), but how about the other two sentences? Are they fine?
(A) If Mike visits me while I am away, could you give him this message?
(B) Should Mike visit me while I am away, could you give him this message?
(C) When Mike visits me while I am away, could you give him this message?
I think that there is no problem with (A), but how about the other two sentences? Are they fine?
Top answer
seagull the other two sentences (B) is an alternate way of saying (A). (C) is correct, but changes the "if" idea to a "when" idea. That means that in (C) the speaker knows that Mike will be visiting, a confident belief that is not in (A) or (B).
- seagull the other two sentences (B) is an alternate way of saying (A).
- (C) is correct, but changes the "if" idea to a "when" idea.
- That means that in (C) the speaker knows that Mike will be visiting, a confident belief that is not in (A) or (B).
- CJ
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seagullthe other two sentences(B) is an alternate way of saying (A).
(C) is correct, but changes the "if" idea to a "when" idea. That means that in (C) the speaker knows that Mike will be visiting, a confident belief that is not in (A) or (B).
CJ
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