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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Will/would

I would like to know the difference between "1" and "2".
1. If he is wise, he will take her advice.
2. If he is wise, he would take her advice.
  

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1. If he is wise, he will take her advice. 2.

  • 1.
  • If he is wise, he will take her advice.
  • 2.
  • If he is were wise, he would take her advice.
  • There is hardly any difference.
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1. If he is wise, he will take her advice.
2. If he is were wise, he would take her advice.

There is hardly any difference. Perhaps the second version casts a little more doubt on whether he is really wise. It's more hypothetical than the first -- more remote from reality. The first seems to be about a real situation that just ca

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