ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)Re: I'd like to be a film starhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdwj/post.htm#256488Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:51:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:256488Maple0http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdwj/post.htm#256488http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-256488.xmlYes, only the second makes&nbsp;sense.<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: I'd like to be a film starhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgx/post.htm#256459Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:01:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:256459Minhuoc1http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgx/post.htm#256459http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-256459.xmlThank both of you a lot.<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: I'd like to be a film starhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgw/post.htm#256453Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:53:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:256453Grammar Geek2http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgw/post.htm#256453http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-256453.xml<P>#2 is the one you will hear.</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: I'd like to be a film starhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgh/post.htm#256452Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:53:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:256452Inchoateknowledge3http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgh/post.htm#256452http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-256452.xmlIf I were sy else.<br> Grammatically it is possible to start both conditional clauses with 'would' -- quite rare, though.<br> In your first sentence the if clause with 'would' is incoherent. <br> <br><div style="clear:both;"></div>I'd like to be a film starhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgz/post.htmWed, 16 Aug 2006 14:51:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:256450Minhuoc4http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdLikeToBeAFilmStar/dbdgz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-256450.xml<P>Please tell me which is correct:</P> <P>1. If I would be somebody else, I'd like to be a film star.</P> <P>2. If I could be somebody else, I'd like to be a film star.</P> <P>Both of them are correct, aren't they? Thanks</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>