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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

would/should

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001. I am not sure whether you 01b00would 02b00climb such a tall tree.02br
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00What is the meaning of "would" here?02br
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002. As far I know, the theatre 01b00would02b00 be at the end of the street.02br
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00What is the meaning of "would" here?02br
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003.Don't you wish that the fairy 01b00should/would02b00 grant you a wish.02br
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00Which one is correct "should/would"?02br
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004.I guess we 01b00should02b00 ask the teacher before we leave the room.02br
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00What is the meaning of "should" here? 0-
  

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02br 02br 00I should give him a hand with the house cleaning. 02br 02br 00I should invite Mary to my house-warming party; even though she is new to our department. 0-

— Goodman

  • 02br 02br 00I should give him a hand with the house cleaning.
  • 02br 02br 00I should invite Mary to my house-warming party; even though she is new to our department.
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0Would -implies chances or possibility02br
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00Would you like to ……?02br
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00Would you mind …….?02br
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00Should- implies a sense of duty / obligation.02br
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00I should give him a hand with the house cleaning. After all, I share
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0 "would" doesn't exactly have a meaning in the way that other words have meanings. It's used with another verb (would go, would climb, would see, etc.). We use it when we want to project a sort of imaginary world in which we test out possibilities.02br
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01i00 I'm not sure whether you would climb such a tall tree02i00 has two parts.02br
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10Would -implies chances or possibility12br
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10Would you like to ……?12br
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10In these sentences-- "Would you like to...?" and "Would you mind.." -- "wou
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0Hello Goodman,02br
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00What should I select for the sentence (3)?0-
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0 After the verb "wish" we use "would" instead of "will".02br
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00 The fairy 01u00will02u00 grant you a wish.02br
00 Don't you hope that the fairy 01u00will02u00 grant you a wish?02br
00 Don't you wish that the fairy 01u00would02u00 grant you a wish?02br
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0 "should" is often related to what is advisable.02br
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00 We should ask the teacher. It is advisable for us to ask the teacher.02i02br
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01i00It would 01u00not02u00 be a very good idea 01u00not02u00 to ask the teacher.02i
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0Hi Hanuman,02br
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00To me "would" is the right choice. Others are right about the aux. word (such as could, shall etc...) that it's difficult to define them. I was taught that they are conditional words. It depends on the context and tone in which they are used. As to you question, I have no doubt, it's "would". 0-
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