Sabyakgp  +  602016 Tue, 02 Dec 08 08:49 AM Hello Friends, I have a few queries concerning conditional clauses.   Here is a sentence. If she would have agreed I might have married her.(Hypothetical past) In this sentence, what does the if- clasue ('If she would have agreed' ) denotes? Does it denote willingness(volition) of the person I wanted to marry? What is the difference between the first sentence and this sentence? If she had agreed I might have/would have married her. Could you please help me? Best Regards,  Sabya Sabyakgp Joined on Thu, Nov 16 2006 Junior Member 60 Regards, Difference Between, Clauses, Modals, Conditionals, Modal Verbs

	CalifJim  +  602023 Tue, 02 Dec 08 09:00 AM If she would have agreed I might have married her. If she had agreed I might have/would have married her. would is not normally used in the if-clause of a conditional statement unless it is to emphasize some sort of reciprocal action.  Other than this slight emphasis on reciprocity (She would do this for me -- I would do that for her), the two are identical.  I myself would not use the first one at all.  It strikes me as a grammatical oddity. CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,128 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Clauses, Modals, Conditionals, Modal Verbs