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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Would be

It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms.
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Please explain the use of "would" in the context as it has multiple meanings and can be used mainly for conditional and hypothetical situations.
  

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Jigneshbharati Please explain the use of "would" in the context as it has multiple meanings and can be used mainly for conditional and hypothetical situations. I think 'would' is used here as the idea is an hypothetical situation.

  • Jigneshbharati Please explain the use of "would" in the context as it has multiple meanings and can be used mainly for conditional and hypothetical situations.
  • I think 'would' is used here as the idea is an hypothetical situation.
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JigneshbharatiPlease explain the use of "would" in the context as it has multiple meanings and can be used mainly for conditional and hypothetical situations.

I think 'would' is used here as the idea is an hypothetical situation.

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Sentences with 'would' and an infinitive clause are likely to be implicit conditionals. The infinitive clause serves as the implicit if-clause.

It would be wrong [to describe / if you described] society purely in economic terms.

The same is true of gerund clauses.

[Describing / If you described] society purely in economic terms [, it] would be wrong.

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