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Lucbert Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Would be or were
At first I thought, this book were about animals OR
At first I thought, this book would be about animals OR
At first I thought, this book be about animals. OR
At first I thought, this book is about animals.
I think, the first sentence is correct, but I'm not sure. Your help would be(?) very much appreciated.
Luca
At first I thought, this book would be about animals OR
At first I thought, this book be about animals. OR
At first I thought, this book is about animals.
I think, the first sentence is correct, but I'm not sure. Your help would be(?) very much appreciated.
Luca
Top answer
) very much appreciated. would be is correct. You need one of these (no comma): At first I thought this book was about animals.
- ) very much appreciated.
- would be is correct.
- You need one of these (no comma): At first I thought this book was about animals.
- At first I thought this book would be about animals.
- CJ
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LucbertYour help would be(?) very much appreciated.would be is correct.
You need one of these (no comma):
At first I thought this book was about animals.
At first I thought this book would be about animals.
CJ
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CalifJimWhat about "your help will be ..."? Is there any difference?LucbertYour help would be(?) very much appreciated.would be is correct.
CJ
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ngngmaiphuongWhat about "your help will be ..."? Is there any difference?Yes. will be is also possible, but it is a bit stiffer and colder. would be seems more friendly and polite.
CJ
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Are you sure that I can say would be?
As far as I know only:
I thought this book was about animals is correct, since would is only used in if clauses or sentences like "I wouldn't do that" or in reported speach replacing the "will".
Since you have so many posts in this forum I guess I'm wrong. Could you please tell me where my mistake is?
Also, I saw a sentence
As far as I know only:
I thought this book was about animals is correct, since would is only used in if clauses or sentences like "I wouldn't do that" or in reported speach replacing the "will".
Since you have so many posts in this forum I guess I'm wrong. Could you please tell me where my mistake is?
Also, I saw a sentence
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Lucbertin reportedIt works for reporting thoughts as well. In fact, the sequence of tenses is the same for any pattern like this.speachspeech replacing the "will".
I think this book is about animals.
I thought this book was about animals.
I think this book will be about animals.
I thou
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Thank you so much for all the help!
So this means:
A thinks: "It's not necassary to tell him that."
She thought that it was not necassary to tell him that.
B: "Why did you think that it was not necassary to tell me that?"
Is that correct?
So this means:
A thinks: "It's not necassary to tell him that."
She thought that it was not necassary to tell him that.
B: "Why did you think that it was not necassary to tell me that?"
Is that correct?
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