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Nsfs2 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Will vs would
Hi,
'There will never stop to be greedy people who would/will do all they can to take even your bits of bread.'
''There would/will never stop to be greedy people who would do all they can to take even your bits of bread.'
Do I have to stick to the same form of 'will' or 'would' in both parts of the sentence, or is it OK to use the above mixture? How does this mixture add to the meaning, if regarded as correct?
P.S: I used '... is it OK ...' . If I used ' ... would it be OK ...', does it make a difference?
Lots of thanks.
'There will never stop to be greedy people who would/will do all they can to take even your bits of bread.'
''There would/will never stop to be greedy people who would do all they can to take even your bits of bread.'
Do I have to stick to the same form of 'will' or 'would' in both parts of the sentence, or is it OK to use the above mixture? How does this mixture add to the meaning, if regarded as correct?
P.S: I used '... is it OK ...' . If I used ' ... would it be OK ...', does it make a difference?
Lots of thanks.
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Actually, most writers would not use that form for the subordinate clause, I think: There will never stop being greedy people who do all they can to take even your crusts of bread. There would never stop being greedy people who did all they can to take even your crusts of bread , if... nsfs2 is it OK to use the above mixture?
- Actually, most writers would not use that form for the subordinate clause, I think: There will never stop being greedy people who do all they can to take even your crusts of bread.
- There would never stop being greedy people who did all they can to take even your crusts of bread , if...
- nsfs2 is it OK to use the above mixture?
- Not a good idea, though the actual meaning is little affected.
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Actually, most writers would not use that form for the subordinate clause, I think:
There will never stop being greedy people who do all they can to take even your crusts of bread.
There would never stop being greedy people who did all they can to take even your crusts of bread, if...
There will never stop being greedy people who do all they can to take even your crusts of bread.
There would never stop being greedy people who did all they can to take even your crusts of bread, if...
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Mister MicawberActually, most writers would not use that form for the subordinate clause, I think:There will never stop being greedy people who do all they can to take even your crusts of bread.There would never stop being greedy people who did all they can to take even your crusts of bread, if...nsfs2 is it OK to use the above mixture?Not a good idea, though the actual m
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