By Conditionals, Numbers

— I view quite differently. Take these statements: 1. If I can get the money, I'll come on holiday with you. 2. If I could get the money, I'd come on holiday with you. 3. If I had been able to get the money, I would have gone on holiday with you. I don't agree that the choice of 'will' or...

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20050311_190923_1488 1. James says if the NDP gets elected in the spring, she would increase the number of residencies for foreign trained doctors to 25 annually. (Is this a conditional wiht a modal verb? Is the modal verb acting as a...

I'm confused. Which is correct. Tom is not rich but he likes fast cars. 1: If Tom had more money, he would buy a fast car. 2: If Tom had more money, he would have bought a fast car. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Both are correct. There's no reason to expect that in every situation, ENLs...

Hello Jack In number 3, you need an extra 'had'. It's easier to see if you switch the clauses round: 3a. 'If they'd had it in stock, I could have made half a grand.' This gives the usual 'type 3 conditional' structure: past perfect in IF clause, with 'would/could/might have' + past participle...

Given that the party is over and that you met the person a couple of days later, then we must use sentence 1, as taiwandave said, with or without inversion. Had I known your telephone number, I would have invited you to the party. OR If I had known your telephone number, I would have invited you...

Here come the adverbial clauses! I hope it's not too late To put it simple, we can say that adverbial clauses do the work of adverbs and can function as adjuncts or disjuncts. Asjuncts are integrated within the structure of the sentence to at least some extent (Halliday calls these...

Hi Michael, The Heart Sutra is very famous. The Sutra is not long and easy to read. At the same time, It contains the essense of Buddhist idea. Emptiness and undiscrimination is revealed in the Sutra. The function of chanting is like meditation. It can claming and purifying the mind. In Zen...