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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
would & could
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00 Hello, 02 br
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00 I have two questions which are related to the auxiliary verbs, 'would' and 'could.' 02 br
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00 For the first question, I don't understand why the word "wouldn't" has been used in the following sentences, instead of "don't," which seems to be more proper in the context to me. What differences are there between the two words? 02 br
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00 The sentences are: 02 br
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00 I 00 ’ 00 ve 00 got to 00 be good at 00 00 math because I need to make sure the building 00 ’ 00 s 00 dimensions 00 are 00 exact. I 00 also have to know some 00 00 engineering. 00 I 01 font 01 u 01 b 00 wouldn 00 ’ 00 t 02 b 02 u 00 02 font 00 want to make a building that 00 ’ 00 s not 00 structurally sound 00 or 00 which 00 collapses 00 soon after it gets 01 font 01 font 00 erected 02 font 00 . 02 font 02 br
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00 And for the second question, what's the difference in the usage between "could" and "can" in the following sentences. 02 br
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00 The sentences are: 02 br
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01 font 00 Clients hire 02 font 00 00 me when they want to have some kind of new building. It 01 u 01 b 01 font 00 could 02 font 02 b 02 u 00 be a house, apartment, office building, or anything else. 0-
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00 Hello, 02 br
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00 I have two questions which are related to the auxiliary verbs, 'would' and 'could.' 02 br
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00 For the first question, I don't understand why the word "wouldn't" has been used in the following sentences, instead of "don't," which seems to be more proper in the context to me. What differences are there between the two words? 02 br
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00 The sentences are: 02 br
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00 I 00 ’ 00 ve 00 got to 00 be good at 00 00 math because I need to make sure the building 00 ’ 00 s 00 dimensions 00 are 00 exact. I 00 also have to know some 00 00 engineering. 00 I 01 font 01 u 01 b 00 wouldn 00 ’ 00 t 02 b 02 u 00 02 font 00 want to make a building that 00 ’ 00 s not 00 structurally sound 00 or 00 which 00 collapses 00 soon after it gets 01 font 01 font 00 erected 02 font 00 . 02 font 02 br
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00 And for the second question, what's the difference in the usage between "could" and "can" in the following sentences. 02 br
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00 The sentences are: 02 br
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01 font 00 Clients hire 02 font 00 00 me when they want to have some kind of new building. It 01 u 01 b 01 font 00 could 02 font 02 b 02 u 00 be a house, apartment, office building, or anything else. 0-
Top answer
02 br 02 br 00 1 - it doesn't sound as though the person is actually an engineer. They are thinking about the future when they have finished training. 02 br 02 br 00 2.
- 02 br 02 br 00 1 - it doesn't sound as though the person is actually an engineer.
- They are thinking about the future when they have finished training.
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- Again, can is too definite, and 'could' is more hypothetical.
- These are possibilities only.
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0 This is because both situations are dealing with hypotheticals. 02 br
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00 1 - it doesn't sound as though the person is actually an engineer. They are thinking about the future when they have finished training. So the situation of their creating a building is still hypothetical. 02 br
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00 2. Again, can is too definite, and 'could' is more hypothetical. T
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00 1 - it doesn't sound as though the person is actually an engineer. They are thinking about the future when they have finished training. So the situation of their creating a building is still hypothetical. 02 br
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00 2. Again, can is too definite, and 'could' is more hypothetical. T
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