'would' usage
I am confused again! Are any of these wrong? (Here, 'made it'= survived)
- I would be the only one among them who could not have made it.
- I would be the only one among them who would not have made it.
- I would be the only one among them who would not make it.
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BulbulTada I would be the only one among them who would not make it. ~ It turned out as events unfolded that I was (going) to be the only one among them who was not going to make it (and I didn't make it). This is the only one of your three examples that I can make sense of in any definite way.
- BulbulTada I would be the only one among them who would not make it.
- ~ It turned out as events unfolded that I was (going) to be the only one among them who was not going to make it (and I didn't make it).
- This is the only one of your three examples that I can make sense of in any definite way.
- And though it makes sense grammatically, it's quite strange because it can only be written by someone who is dead.
- It would make more sense if the subject were not "I".
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BulbulTadaI would be the only one among them who would not make it.
~ It turned out as events unfolded that I was (going) to be the only one among them who was not going to make it (and I didn't make it).
This is the only one of your three examples that I can make sense of in any definite way. And though it makes sense grammatically, it's quite stran
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