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I obviously agree with Forbes: it depends on your first language. I have never had any problems with passive sentences, subjects and objects, the difference between countable and uncountable, etc. because those are all features I have in Italian too. It is not difficult at all for me to use...

There is always more trouble with the verb to be in conditional structures, in my opinion, so yes, it is very wrong.CJ

Simplest explanation on usage (I hope it's simple XD): Could or Couldn't: Talking about the possibility or lack of a possibility. "It couldn't rain today" = "There's no possibility of it raining." Can or Can't: Talking about the ability or lack of ability: "It can't rain today" = "It is not...

Hoa Thai wrote:I don't think the answer of any native English speaker would satisfy us all. Evidently, Swan is a native, isn't he? Aaargh! Don't mention Swan! Seriously, I don't like what he writes, and I even wrote about that in some old posts I think (but you weren't a member yet). I remember...

Newbie2007 wrote: Quangtn03 wrote: Hi newbie."I wish you will have..." is a true conditional sentence. I think this is a letter so the writer have a wish for his friend.The latter is "I wish you will be happy", not "I wish be happy". He write for friend not for himself. Are you ok? Tell me what...

Quangtn03 wrote: Hi newbie."I wish you will have..." is a true conditional sentence. I think this is a letter so the writer have a wish for his friend.The latter is "I wish you will be happy", not "I wish be happy". He write for friend not for himself. Are you ok? Tell me what do you...

Quangtn03 wrote: Hi newbie."I wish you will have..." is a true conditional sentence. I think this is a letter so the writer have a wish for his friend.The latter is "I wish you will be happy", not "I wish be happy". He write for friend not for himself. Are you ok? Tell me what do you...

It seems both Marius and Magic have Swan's book.I just look at it to find out the model verb 'would'.However, this is a tall order for me. I am not a native English speaker.I mean there are many ways one can play with the modal verb 'would'.Marius could do it easily because English is his native...

Though I know , I am not able to understand the following sentences. Look at the following sentences : If you went near donkey, it would kick you. If you had gone near donkey, it would have kicked you. Could you explain me the difference between the exact meaning of the above sentences?

Inchoateknowledge wrote:With regard to ministerial resignations, it would appear that a recognisable pattern is emerging, somewhat reminiscent of the way things are done trans-atlantically.Does would express here uncertainty? Does it make the sentence sound blunt?Yes, it provides uncertainty,...