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LazyFish Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Using "would"
Iif Benjamin Franklin (not/work) so hard, he (not/become) the symbol of America
I choose A and F. Is this correct?
| A. didn't work | D. wouldn't have become |
| B. wouldn't have worked | E. hadn't become |
| C. hadn't worked | F. wouldn't become |
I choose A and F. Is this correct?
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No. You need C and D. C and D are used in conditional III sentences for unrealized events in the past (or realized in this case since the if clause contains a negative verb) .
- No.
- You need C and D.
- C and D are used in conditional III sentences for unrealized events in the past (or realized in this case since the if clause contains a negative verb) .
- Your answer refers to the present.
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No.
You need C and D. C and D are used in conditional III sentences for unrealized events in the past (or realized in this case since the if clause contains a negative verb) . Your answer refers to the present.
You need C and D. C and D are used in conditional III sentences for unrealized events in the past (or realized in this case since the if clause contains a negative verb) . Your answer refers to the present.
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I will just add that conditional III sentences denote both unrealized events in the past as well as hypothetical situations (if Franklin hadn't work so hard but, we know that he did).
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