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Veronica 222 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
would - modal verb
Why would you steal my pen? Why is "would" here?
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'Why did you steal my pen?' (A simple request for a reason.)
'Why would you steal my pen?' ('I'm really puzzled about why you stole my pen; it's only a cheap one and you have plenty of pens of your own.')
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'Why would you steal my pen?' ('I'm really puzzled about why you stole my pen; it's only a cheap one and you have plenty of pens of your own.')
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