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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Will/would
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Please tell me which is correct here.
She should avoid overtaking once she knows that the vehicle in the opposite direction would/will very close to her.
I think would suits the place better as we refer to a hypothetical situation. I want to know what others think.
Please tell me which is correct here.
She should avoid overtaking once she knows that the vehicle in the opposite direction would/will very close to her.
I think would suits the place better as we refer to a hypothetical situation. I want to know what others think.
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Hi, There is no need for the phrase she knows that ; it is superfluous. She should avoid overtaking once (= as soon as) the vehicle in the opposite direction is very close to her. It's not a hypothetical situation.
- Hi, There is no need for the phrase she knows that ; it is superfluous.
- She should avoid overtaking once (= as soon as) the vehicle in the opposite direction is very close to her.
- It's not a hypothetical situation.
- Once is used to say that as soon as one thing happens, something else happens.
- Further examples: Once you have the correct password, you can get access to the system.
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Hi,
There is no need for the phrase she knows that; it is superfluous.
She should avoid overtaking once (= as soon as) the vehicle in the opposite direction is very close to her.
It's not a hypothetical situation. Once is used to say that as soon as one thing happens, something else happens.
Further examples:
Once you have the correct pa
There is no need for the phrase she knows that; it is superfluous.
She should avoid overtaking once (= as soon as) the vehicle in the opposite direction is very close to her.
It's not a hypothetical situation. Once is used to say that as soon as one thing happens, something else happens.
Further examples:
Once you have the correct pa
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