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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Uses of would

"I know that bear is out there somewhere and it would be great to find it. It would make my daughter so happy and she wouldn't be sad anymore," she added.

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Please explain to me the use of "would" in the context. If we replace three "would" with "will" would the meaning be changed?

  

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Jigneshbharati Please explain to me the use of "would" in the context. It is an implied conditional: they may not find it. Jigneshbharati If we replace three "would" with "will" would the meaning be changed?

  • Jigneshbharati Please explain to me the use of "would" in the context.
  • It is an implied conditional: they may not find it.
  • Jigneshbharati If we replace three "would" with "will" would the meaning be changed?
  • It would be non-native; it would be too confident of finding the teddy bear.
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JigneshbharatiPlease explain to me the use of "would" in the context.

It is an implied conditional: they may not find it.

Jigneshbharati If we replace three "would" with "will" would the meaning be changed?

It would be non-native; it would be too confident of finding the teddy bear.

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