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I did read your blue suggestions and deliberately commented only on the things that I thought you had missed. «"I unlocked _the_ dog’s chain", I suggested the leash instead» Every dog's chain is a leash, but not vice versa. Otherwise "unleashed" is OK. Hope you...

If I go to China, I would visit the Great Wall You told me, the above sentence is mixed conditional. You also gave the following examples of mixed conditional : If you had worked harder last year (third conditional), you would know English well know (second conditional). If he knew English...

Ruslana wrote: Yes, I know about the third conditional. The thing I called "mixed conditional" is something I read about in my grammar book. They say that it is a case when there is one type of condition in a main clause, and another type - in a subordinate clause. Here are some examples: If...

Yes, I know about the third conditional. The thing I called "mixed conditional" is something I read about in my grammar book. They say that it is a case when there is one type of condition in a main clause, and another type - in a subordinate clause. Here are some examples: If you had worked...

If I were the car buyer, on the other hand, I would 'hear' the softening, but internally correct the sentence. What about this one? I see them a lot and I don't think it is a mistake, is it? I guess 'would' here is not a past tense right? It is a level of politeness here but it is not a...

Jack wrote: (So this is wrong? Not everybody follows the prescriptions?) JTT: Nobody, nobody follows the prescriptions, Jack. Prescriptions are not about English. They are/were foolish misguided notions of how language works. Read the following carefully, maybe two or three...

I have read lots of articles and I notice the mixed conditional a lot. For eg.: http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=371493&seqNum=2 1. If your garage is very small, you would be well advised to hang as much as possible on the walls to maximize your space. (So this is wrong?...

3. If you go only once a year, loft storage would be quite suitable. (Doesn't this one sound better? I mean if you use 'will' instead of 'would' it makes it sound limited to one choice. ) http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=371493&seqNum=2 For eg.: 4. If your garage is very...

Are these correct? If not, why? 1. That would be nice if the house that you're looking at tommorow has that. 2. That would be nice if the house that you're looking at tommorow had that. (This is one of the standard conditionals right? But it sounds awkward with 'had', when I use it. it makes the...