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Hi Carissa, Welcome to the forum, I have never seen or heard anyone who would use ‘in behalf” in any context. The expression is always “on behalf”, meaning representing. On behalf of my family, I would like to take this time to thank everyone for coming. As to the auxiliary words usage,...

This is just a negative of a standard type 2 conditional. I would sell it to you if it shot straight. This construct is used where fulfilment of the if clause is improbable or impossible, but still current. By the way it is not past tense, its imperfect subjunctive, although the two are...

Some uses: Would functions as a more formal and more polite alternative to will. Would can refer to typical habitual actions and events in the past and often occurs in narratives: Would rather and would sooner are used to talk about preference and/or alternatives. Would versus Should: Should...

What an emotion it was when hate is a combination of love and fear giving a complex feeling to the "failed' lover. In truth, people often fear someone or something that they love will be taken.No matter what forms of love they are,I agree that fear is really an important agent that...

I thought I would be able to understand the statement after getting the right meaning for summit but it's still unclear to me as to why unconditional summits are deemed to be a negative thing. I know rougue leaders are a negative here but why the writer focussed on unconditional summits? In...

Hi, N2G,Besides in indirect questions (the examples previously given), if + will works also to indicate volition (or refusal in its negative form, "if + won't" ) or insistence, and, yes, it can be used at the beginning of a sentence. Here are the links to some other threads where...

conditional sentences are four types: the first is called probable condition in the future like if i see you at the party tomorrow, i will give the prize. if we meet in the conference hall tonight, we will take a group photo. the second is an unreal condition, or contrary to the fact condition or...

Hi Giuseppe, and welcome!The structure you're referring to is called "inversion."Your examples fall into a singular category (that of negative/restrictive expression) which includes other expressions, such as barely, scarcely, hardly, seldom, little, never, under no circumstances,...

Anonymous wrote:Hi everybody,I have a question about the Negative Form of "Simple Present Tense", please help me.Can I use "I don't read the book right now" to express the meaning of "I'm not reading the book right now"?Thanks a lot in advance. *********** Hi Here is a summary about the...

Basically, it's an inversion of the verb and the subject, used for emphasis (as Philip mentioned).You'll often find this sort of emphatic inversion in sentences in which there is a negative word or idea at the beginning of the sentence. You'll also see this in conditional sentences in which 'if'...