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Enchanted Posted 18 years ago
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which condition is this?
hi, all:
"If they dropped him from orbit, he’d have burned up and his loafers would’ve fallen off."
My understanding is that it should like "if they had dropped him...". a post tense dropped doesn't make any sense to me?
What is your opinion?
Ench.
"If they dropped him from orbit, he’d have burned up and his loafers would’ve fallen off."
My understanding is that it should like "if they had dropped him...". a post tense dropped doesn't make any sense to me?
What is your opinion?
Ench.
Top answer
It is poorly composed. It should read either of these ways: If they had dropped him from orbit, he’d have burned up and his loafers would’ve fallen off. If they dropped him from orbit, he’d burn up and his loafers would fall off.
- It is poorly composed.
- It should read either of these ways: If they had dropped him from orbit, he’d have burned up and his loafers would’ve fallen off.
- If they dropped him from orbit, he’d burn up and his loafers would fall off.
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It is poorly composed. It should read either of these ways:
If they had dropped him from orbit, he’d have burned up and his loafers would’ve fallen off.
If they dropped him from orbit, he’d burn up and his loafers would fall off.
It is poorly composed. It should read either of these ways:
If they had dropped him from orbit, he’d have burned up and his loafers would’ve fallen off.
If they dropped him from orbit, he’d burn up and his loafers would fall off.
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