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What type of conditional is the underlined sentence?
Sherlock Holmes: I shall ask Sir Charles but who knows what he’ll say.
John Watson: I’ve an idea. There is only one hospital for such illness: The Hospital for Tropical Diseases. I have friends who work there.
Sherlock Holmes: Oh yes?
John Watson: Well, the chances are slim, but I’ll pay them a visit. If he’s in London they would have seen him.
Source: Sherlock Holmes: the devil's daughter, video game
Hi. What type of conditional is the underlined sentence?
Thank you.
John Watson: I’ve an idea. There is only one hospital for such illness: The Hospital for Tropical Diseases. I have friends who work there.
Sherlock Holmes: Oh yes?
John Watson: Well, the chances are slim, but I’ll pay them a visit. If he’s in London they would have seen him.
Source: Sherlock Holmes: the devil's daughter, video game
Hi. What type of conditional is the underlined sentence?
Thank you.
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1. If he’s in London they will have seen him. In the event of his being in London, the speaker is expressing certainty that they have seen him.
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- If he’s in London they will have seen him.
- In the event of his being in London, the speaker is expressing certainty that they have seen him.
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- If he’s in London they would have seen him .
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1. If he’s in London they will have seen him.
In the event of his being in London, the speaker is expressing certainty that they have seen him.
2. If he’s in London they would have seen him.
Similar to #1, but the speaker is less certain.
Don't try to fit labels to every conditional you meet. There are five
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