In Modals^x, Conditionals^x

Is this wrong? If so, how can I repair it? 1. Why would she do that if I don't even talk to her. He said that he go to the party. How come I don't need quotation marks for the two sentences above?

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halla i think that u r tribble and confuse..be polite.. CAN we use can (do) to say that something is possible or that someone has the ability to do something. the negative is can't ( cannot) ex.. you can see the ocean from our bedroom window..it's a nagitive can you speak any foreign languages?...

It's not always clear what is grammatical and what is ungrammatical. Sometimes it depends on which author you read. In your place I would not use this kind of combination of tenses. I believe most authors would say it's possible but not standard. This means they consider it grammatical, but...

Thanks. Your original 1 and 2 are "mixed" stuctures: "would" mixed with "can". These are possible in casual conversations. Some people do speak that way. However, I recommend learning to recognize it when you hear it, but not "mixing" when you speak or write -- at least not until you gain more...

"would" usually implies a conditional, even if it's not stated explicitly. The standard versions of these four are: 1. That would be cool if you could do that. 2. It would be nice of you if you could do that. 3. That will be cool if you can do that. 4. It will be nice of you if you can do...

I've studied in the school that first conditional goes like that: #1 If you call And nothing else can be possible #2 If you called I would go #3 If you had called I would have gone Isn't it right?

Thanks for the clear explanation. Are these correct? If not, why? For these ones, how does 'would' work? How come it doesn't need to be conditional? 1. That would be cool if you can do that. (Why isn't 'would' 'will'?) 2. It would be nice of you if you can do that. (Why isn't 'would'...

Remember: The negative of "can" is an exception. It is written as one word: cannot. 3,4. "... could not be used ..." vs. "... cannot be used ..." The first (3.) is weaker; the second (4.) is stronger. 3. It would not be possible to use 'would' here. You can add: "even if you tried". or ...

Good question. All modals are available for a statement with a single clause. So when you report what someone says in the present tense (he says, she says, ...), you don't change the words they used. "would" is available in a direct quote, so it is available in a present-tense report....