In Conditionals^x, Expressions^x

The third conditional is contrafactual. It says If I had slept too much (AND I didn't sleep too much), I would have gotten a headache (BUT I didn't get a headache) . So you can't get rid of the third conditional by reassigning its meaning to the second conditional. Besides, no one person...

Clive wrote: Hi, If he called, tell him I'll be back soon If you said that to me, I would have no idea what you meant. I certainly wouldn't see it as referring to any kind of future calling. It sounds like you are telling me "if he called in the past, tell him (when? next time he calls?)...

Let's say you've been working on a problem and you think you've cracked it. But after thiry minutes of review, it turns out you didn't. 1. I thought I finally solved it for a while. 2. I thought I had finally solved it for a while. For a while is not well positioned. Both solved and had...

No, the first sentence need not be interpreted as habitual. Another interpretation is that it is conditional. As such it is a very near equivalent to the sentence below. If I were you, I would ask him to check the paper before I handed it in. The second sentence is not typical in...

You want Could you also check the tenses? (Not with the adverb also between the verb and its object!) 1. Same tense sequence as I advised earlier. Sounds fine to me. 2. Sounds a little strange. I prefer Monday will be the first time I go there . (Simple present for scheduled future...

CalifJim wrote: without defense / excuse / apology / appeal / justification The corresponding slang expression is "warts and all". The line as a whole is meant to underscore the unconditional acceptance of the Christian deity for his creations. I personally do not belong to a church group that...

without defense / excuse / apology / appeal / justification The corresponding slang expression is "warts and all". The line as a whole is meant to underscore the unconditional acceptance of the Christian deity for his creations. I personally do not belong to a church group that uses...

Swiss Jake wrote: 1. I wish he would stop complaining. 2.I wish he should stop complaining. I want to know that after the word "wish" which word I should use between "would"/"should". Hi, doesn't "to whish" trigger the subjunctive and therefore "should" must...

Thanks for your reply, MrP. 1. I would call it an exclamatory conditional. The main clause is left unspoken, but we can usually infer it, e.g. "if only she would contact me, I would be very happy". Ok, it’s a conditional with an unexpressed result but still a ‘conditional’ right? In...

Hello there, hello anon. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ It has been said that certain actions are intrinsically endowed with a communicative meaning. Would you say that is true and can apply to certain sentences, utterances and expressions? ...