0
New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

would or will love

Suggest a restaurant that you think we would/will love.

Which should I use?
Thanks.
  

Top answer

There's no correct anwer to this. If you really wanted to dissect this you would use "will" if you felt certain the person you were asking could answer with a high degree of success and "would" where you believed there was a lower chance of success. In reality though, for most people, which to select would be decided below the level of conscious thought.

— Huevos

  • There's no correct anwer to this.
  • If you really wanted to dissect this you would use "will" if you felt certain the person you were asking could answer with a high degree of success and "would" where you believed there was a lower chance of success.
  • In reality though, for most people, which to select would be decided below the level of conscious thought.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

10 Answers
0
There's no correct anwer to this. If you really wanted to dissect this you would use "will" if you felt certain the person you were asking could answer with a high degree of success and "would" where you believed there was a lower chance of success. In reality though, for most people, which to select would be decided below the level of conscious thought.
0
0
Thanks, Huevos. One more question, if I apply the same construction to planes, would your explanation change?

Suggest a model that you think will/would bring the aircraft to 10,000 feet.
0
0
Yes. By the way this is kind of like the conditional clause of a conditional sentence.
0 -> Suggest a restaurant that you think we love.
1 -> Suggest a restaurant that you think we will love.
2 -> Suggest a restaurant that you think we would love.
3 -> Suggest a restaurant that you think we would have loved.

"You think" is subjective anyway, and each st
0
0
Huevos, If you don't mind, could you explain a bit. I do feel the difference but need a bit convincing to help it sink in.
0
0
Have another look at my post above to see if it helps.
0
0
When it comes to conditionals, it would help more if you could complete the presumed "if" part. For example
Huevos0 -> Suggest a restaurant that you think we love (, if I suggest)

1 -> Suggest a restaurant that you think we will love (, if I suggest)

2 -> Suggest a restaurant that you think we would love(, if I suggested? which means the possibil
0
0
I'm just trying to draw a comparison to help you get a feel of the difference in your sentence.
0
0
Oh no! My English failed me again. I wanted to ask you to fill in the if parts and those are my takes. Could you please check and also tell me what you think of my other example about planes.
0
0
New2grammarSuggest a model that you think will/would bring the aircraft to 10,000 feet.
By model what do you mean? Engine?
New2grammarI wanted to ask you to fill in the if parts and those are my takes.
It's not that simple because the main verb of the conditional clause is "think" (present tense). "Love" is a
0
0
I mean a model of an aircraft like Boeing 737.
0

Related Questions