Usually would be
Non-finite clauses are embedded within a larger construction. There are likely to be aspects of the meaning that can be figured out from this larger construction, but that are not explicitly expressed in the non-finite clause itself the way they usually would be in main clause.
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What is the grammatical form and function of "would be" and which meaning of would is used here?
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"would be" expresses an imagined or hypothetical situation: there is an implied conditional something like "if we constructed a main clause expressing the relevant meaning".
- "would be" expresses an imagined or hypothetical situation: there is an implied conditional something like "if we constructed a main clause expressing the relevant meaning".
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"would be" expresses an imagined or hypothetical situation: there is an implied conditional something like "if we constructed a main clause expressing the relevant meaning".
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