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Your research is leading you to see that there is no complete agreement about what the terms "first, second, and third conditional" mean.This is not mathematics, where every book you read says the same thing: 2 + 2 = 4.This is grammar, where every author has his own opinion of what...

Dear teachers,I would appreciate it very much if you could explain it to me why Would is used in a non-conditional sentences as below:1/ (in an announcement of recruitment ) -Candidates with advanced degress are preferred. -Proficiency in...

Hi again, Can I use 'would rather... than' instead of 'rather than' here? For example,"He would rather leave than cause trouble." This is correct grammar. However, it discusses a conditional/hypothetical situation.eg If someone Tom didn't like came in, he (Tom) would...

"I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one his answering posts." Is this sentence ok because I think this would be like this "I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one (of) his answering posts." I am not expert in grammar. I would like to know am I right or...

... your son is ... do you think ...Or If your son was alive, why did you think he wasn't coming back?I don't see a need to make it unreal. The fact that the main clause is a question makes this pattern less than a true conditional statement.CJ

Thanks, CJ. I understand would love = want to. You pointed what I'm stuck with. I think the sentence is technically not a conditional, because Steve is going to run the ad here whether the audience has seen it or not. Actually he does, I've seen it on iTunes. I remember that my grammar...

I'm not sure what you would like me to comment on, so I'll offer some random remarks that may or may not touch on your concerns. Note, in particular, the so ... that ... structure in the original (It was so quiet that ... ) is a complicating factor.Secondly, the semi-modal have to in...

"Real condition in the past" is rarely discussed in grammar books. I just happened to find one book that mentioned a bit of it. Here is the sentence given in the book.If they were waiting for a counteroffer, they were wise.Looking at the sentence, I am not sure what exactly the...

happened ... ?if you wouldn't dance = if you would refuse to dance = if you refused (on any given occasion) to dance I wouldn't get fed = I was not fed (on those occasions of refusal)would hang ... as above All of these are cases of would as the past of will. Here are the same patterns...

The condition is that the if clause may be fulfilled. In your sentences it is already impossible to fulfil the if clause making the sentences purely hypothesis. This is known as a type III conditional and is formed thus: if + past perfect + would + have + past participle. A conditional formed...