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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Would a native please help choose word and tense problem

Could you please help me choose the right tense and right words please in these sentences?

1 I'd like to keep the initial http address in case I were to create another site in the future.

2 If you play the card of the grieving widow, you can endear people to your case in court.

3 If you would do that, it means that ...

4 You are going to be/will be hungry in a few hours.

Thank you

  

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1. correct. 2.

  • 1.
  • correct.
  • 2.
  • this is not incorrect, but I might change the wording a bit.
  • g.
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1. correct.

2. this is not incorrect, but I might change the wording a bit.

e.g. If you play the grieving widow card in court, it can help you win people over.

3. What you have so far is correct, though I cannot speak as to whether it is the best usage without seeing the rest of the sentence.

4. correct- with either form.

-S

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