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Rashin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Would

Hi,

Would someone please elaborate this usage of "would" ?

This is grammatic but not idiomatic" Another way to say it would be: We went to New York by train."

Thanks in advance
  

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Hi, Would could be exchanged for could here. This sense of the modal verb would is commonly used to describe something that is possible or reasonable to occur. ’ *Note that the word ‘grammatical’ is misspelled in your question.

— Regards

  • Hi, Would could be exchanged for could here.
  • This sense of the modal verb would is commonly used to describe something that is possible or reasonable to occur.
  • ’ *Note that the word ‘grammatical’ is misspelled in your question.
  • Regards
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Hi,
Would could be exchanged for could here. This sense of the modal verb would is commonly used to describe
something that is possible or reasonable to occur.

‘Another way to say it would (= could) be...’
‘Also, it is likely to say...’
‘It also seems reasonable to say...’

*Note that the word ‘grammatical’ is misspelled in your que
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