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Pooyan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

usage of would

Hello,

 I was wondering what the usage of 'would' would be in the sentence below:

"However, it does not necessarily guarantee that the prospective immigrant would become licensed to practice in a regulated occupation"

It's not a future in the past and not a past habit. Is it just adding some sort of probability/possibility to the sentence?

and can we rewrite the sentence above as:

"However, it does not necessarily guarantee that the prospective immigrant becomes licensed to practice in a regulated occupation"

Do they still mean the same?

Thanks
  

Top answer

Pooyan However, it does not necessarily guarantee that the prospective immigrant would become licensed to practice in a regulated occupation would indicates that the speaker is only imagining 'becoming licensed' as a possibility, not as a fact. Pooyan can we rewrite the sentence No. If you write 'becomes licensed' it doesn't make as much sense.

— CalifJim

  • Pooyan However, it does not necessarily guarantee that the prospective immigrant would become licensed to practice in a regulated occupation would indicates that the speaker is only imagining 'becoming licensed' as a possibility, not as a fact.
  • Pooyan can we rewrite the sentence No.
  • If you write 'becomes licensed' it doesn't make as much sense.
  • It takes the licensing as a fact, which doesn't go with not necessarily guarantee .
  • CJ
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PooyanHowever, it does not necessarily guarantee that the prospective immigrant would become licensed to practice in a regulated occupation
wouldindicates that the speaker is only imagining 'becoming licensed' as a possibility, not as a fact.
Pooyancan we rewrite the sentence
No. If you write 'becomes licensed' it do
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