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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
They would want to do
Setting my martini down, I got up and took the the seat in front of the two ladies. I turned the chair to face them, no doubt that they would want to marvel at my perfection.
I'd like to know what "someone would want to do" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I'd like to know what "someone would want to do" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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"Would" is expressing hope in that context. com/definition/english/would
- "Would" is expressing hope in that context.
- com/definition/english/would
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"Would" is expressing hope in that context.
Look at meaning #5 of "would" here:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/would
Look at meaning #5 of "would" here:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/would
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park sang joonI turned the chair to face them, no doubt that they would want to marvel at my perfection.I would paraphrase it somewhat like this:
I turned the chair to face them, (with) no doubt (in my mind) that they (were, as I imagined it, the sort of ladies who) were going to want to marvel at my perfection.
CJ
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