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Aakash Parida Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Use of would to depict an event with uncertainties.

Consider the following scenario:

  1. A clinical trial that was initiated in Jan 2021 is currently recruiting participants.
  2. The estimated enrollment of the trial is 50 participants.
  3. It is not always sure that all the participants will be enrolled in a clinical trial – the study can decide to reduce the number of participants during the study.

In that case, if I have to report the trial information in a report, can I use “the trial would enroll 50 participants” to depict an uncertain future event? Moreover, will the use of “the trial is estimated to enroll 50 participants” depict a higher level of uncertainty than the former?

Given the option, which one would you prefer to depict a situation with all the uncertainties involved in a setting of technical report writing?

  

Top answer

The number of the participants in the trial will be limited to 50.

  • The number of the participants in the trial will be limited to 50.
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The number of the participants in the trial will be limited to 50.

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