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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Will/would
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Which is grammatical?
I will be glad if you can/could come here.
Which is grammatical?
I will be glad if you can/could come here.
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"Can" implies greater certainty than "could," which injects an element of doubt or choice into the statement. "Will" implies certainty. " If you used "could," its tentativeness would not match with the certainty that "will" implies.
- "Can" implies greater certainty than "could," which injects an element of doubt or choice into the statement.
- "Will" implies certainty.
- " If you used "could," its tentativeness would not match with the certainty that "will" implies.
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"Can" implies greater certainty than "could," which injects an element of doubt or choice into the statement. "Will" implies certainty. Thus, the correct sentence is: "I will be glad if you can come here." If you used "could," its tentativeness would not match with the certainty that "will" implies.
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However, 'will' itself is not natural or native here, since it lacks the tentativeness of courtesy for the listener's preferences. I'd be glad if you could/can come is the expected.
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