Without - conditional clause
ex1) Without him, I could have not solved the problem
= If it had not been for him, ~ (Unreal conditional)
ex2) Without additional qualifications, it will be impossible for you to get ahead in your career
= If there aren't additional qualifications(??), it will ~~ (Real conditional)
Q. Can a preposition 'without' indicate both 'unreal conditional' and 'real conditional' ???
In addition, I 'd like to know how to change a prepositional phrase to (un)conditional clause
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Hoony Q. Can a preposition 'without' indicate both 'unreal conditional' and 'real conditional' ??? Many different grammatical structures can imply an if -clause, and when they do, they can be paraphrased with a conditional sentence.
- Hoony Q.
- Can a preposition 'without' indicate both 'unreal conditional' and 'real conditional' ???
- Many different grammatical structures can imply an if -clause, and when they do, they can be paraphrased with a conditional sentence.
- ) Which type of conditional is intended depends on the tense in the main clause.
- There's no transformational rule for this except common sense.
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HoonyQ. Can a preposition 'without' indicate both 'unreal conditional' and 'real conditional' ???
Many different grammatical structures can imply an if-clause, and when they do, they can be paraphrased with a conditional sentence. (It's not just prepositional phrases with 'without'.)
Which type of conditional is intended depends on the tense i
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