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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
What's this conditional?
Hi.
Can past real conditional be used to describe a event that took place only once (not habit or custom)in past?
He wanted to know if I had a tuxedo. I didn't, of course, but he allowed that a dark blue suit would do. That I had;and I could pick up a black bow tie if they accepted my Chicago Musicians' Union card and gave a permit to play in Miami. I had to do some sight reading for the union tester, and then he asked me to play a tune I didn't know and transpose it into another key as I read it.
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To my immense relief, He wrote out a permit and handed it to me.
I wonder what the author is trying to say here. Is [thought] omitting?
I (thought) I could pick up a ......if they...
Thank you very much in advance.
Can past real conditional be used to describe a event that took place only once (not habit or custom)in past?
He wanted to know if I had a tuxedo. I didn't, of course, but he allowed that a dark blue suit would do. That I had;and I could pick up a black bow tie if they accepted my Chicago Musicians' Union card and gave a permit to play in Miami. I had to do some sight reading for the union tester, and then he asked me to play a tune I didn't know and transpose it into another key as I read it.
.....
.....
To my immense relief, He wrote out a permit and handed it to me.
I wonder what the author is trying to say here. Is [thought] omitting?
I (thought) I could pick up a ......if they...
Thank you very much in advance.
Top answer
'Thought' is not 'omitted' in any sense, but that is the meaning: the character is thinking that. ,' he thought.
- 'Thought' is not 'omitted' in any sense, but that is the meaning: the character is thinking that.
- ,' he thought.
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'Thought' is not 'omitted' in any sense, but that is the meaning: the character is thinking that. This is a narrative past form of conditional 1: 'I can pick up a bow tie if they accept...and give me..,' he thought.
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I wonder what the author is trying to say here.
Me too, Kook J.
You have found a very odd (and poorly written) sentence.
As it's written, it appears that in order to get a black bow tie, the speaker has to present his Union card and obtain a permit to play in Miami. Apparently, this permit is accorded only after a fairly complex exam/audition. Sounds like a heck of a lot of wo
Me too, Kook J.
You have found a very odd (and poorly written) sentence.
As it's written, it appears that in order to get a black bow tie, the speaker has to present his Union card and obtain a permit to play in Miami. Apparently, this permit is accorded only after a fairly complex exam/audition. Sounds like a heck of a lot of wo
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Thank you very much MM.
Is it conditio
Mister Micawber'Thought' is not 'omitted' in any sense, but that is the meaning: the character is thinking that. This is a narrative past form of conditional 1: 'I can pick up a bow tie if they accept...and give me..,' he thought.I want to know how is this character(author) thinking about the event ahead.
Is it conditio
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Thank you very much John.
Perhaps the character is thinking that he will buy a bow tie for his dark blue suit which he would wear if he got a permit to play.
This is the context written before and after the passage:
My thoughts were so far away that at first I didn't realize the chap calling to me through the screen door. Finally I let him in, and he wanted to know if I'd
Perhaps the character is thinking that he will buy a bow tie for his dark blue suit which he would wear if he got a permit to play.
This is the context written before and after the passage:
My thoughts were so far away that at first I didn't realize the chap calling to me through the screen door. Finally I let him in, and he wanted to know if I'd
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