Would
20 child stars you wouldn’t recognize today.
Is would in this headline second conditional or would of probability?
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It's a hypothetical 'would'. I wouldn't say it's a typical causal second conditional sentence, but you could insert an if-clause, which would be entirely redundant and beside the point. You wouldn't recognize the child stars if you saw them on TV now, after 20 years.
- It's a hypothetical 'would'.
- I wouldn't say it's a typical causal second conditional sentence, but you could insert an if-clause, which would be entirely redundant and beside the point.
- You wouldn't recognize the child stars if you saw them on TV now, after 20 years.
- This is a hypothetical statement; you may call it a conditional sentence since it contains an if-clause.
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It's a hypothetical 'would'.
I wouldn't say it's a typical causal second conditional sentence, but you could insert an if-clause, which would be entirely redundant and beside the point.
You wouldn't recognize the child stars if you saw them on TV now, after 20 years.
This is a hypothetical statement; you may call it a conditional sentence since it contain
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