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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Would
In the following example:
He stopped at the foot of the stairs and stared at her. `What possible reason would that be for disliking you? Really, Marjorie, you do take great leaps when you jump to your conclusions.'
Does the use of would express past tense?
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He stopped at the foot of the stairs and stared at her. `What possible reason would that be for disliking you? Really, Marjorie, you do take great leaps when you jump to your conclusions.'
Does the use of would express past tense?
Thank you
Top answer
No; it is Conditional II used as an ameliorator.
- No; it is Conditional II used as an ameliorator.
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