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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Would => why would he lie?
The old prophet answered, "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.' " (But he was lying to him.)
The above is the Bible verse.
And the question is seen in the same page.
"Why would the old prophet lie?"
Q) I don't know the use of "would" in the question.
Can't I use "did"?
The above is the Bible verse.
And the question is seen in the same page.
"Why would the old prophet lie?"
Q) I don't know the use of "would" in the question.
Can't I use "did"?
Top answer
" Q) I don't know the use of "would" in the question. You can't use "did" because, it is assumed, you don't know the reason why the prophet lied. You weren't there to question the prophet and find out what his motivation was for lying.
- " Q) I don't know the use of "would" in the question.
- You can't use "did" because, it is assumed, you don't know the reason why the prophet lied.
- You weren't there to question the prophet and find out what his motivation was for lying.
- "would" is there to suggest that you are supposed to offer your own opinion - your own hypothesis.
- You are supposed to say why you think the prophet lied.
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moon7296"Why would the old prophet lie?"You can't use "did" because, it is assumed, you don't know the reason why the prophet lied. You weren't there to question the prophet and find out what his motivation was for lying.
Q) I don't know the use of "would" in the question.
"would" is there to suggest that you are supposed to offer your own
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