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Re: Two questions

Yankee — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:02:49 GMT

Rex wrote:

The following looks a conditional sentence to me:

Perfect infinitive
passive: if you hadn't left the car unlocked,it wouldn't have been stolen.
What do you think? This is equal to a first conditional sentence. No, the sentence is a Type 3 conditional.
There is no perfect infinitve in the sentence.

4] If you had a TV set, you would watch the cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia last Monday.
[ You didn't watch the match because you don't have a TV at home.]

Would you approve my fourth sentence? No, not with the meaning you stated. Is it necessary to say 'you would have watched the cricket match' in this context? Yes
"If you had a TV set, you would have watched the cricket match..."
This is a "mixed conditional".   It mixes Type 2 and Type 3.

5. If you had had a TV set, you would have watched the cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia last Monday.
     I guess the above is fine if you want to write 'you would have watched' in this context.
    Please comment. This is the standard format for a Type 3 conditional.

Re: Are you male or female?

Aesthete — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:57:07 GMT

Threepod wrote:

1. Fuzzy.                    pink

2. Cricket.                     Justine

3. Moist.                     lick

4. A cold, beaded, foaming bottle of beer.                           Aurelia

5. Chocolate.                             saussige

6. Locker door, inside thereof.                                   Justine

7. Pink fluffy slippers.                                       spararadrap

8. Dido, Norah Jones, Katie Melua. (Delete as applicable.)                                aie aie

9. Cricket                  Justine

10. Breaking wind and guffawing while other diners stare disapprovingly                             bondage

11. Rum.                               billy

12. Showing another girl how far up your legs your tan goes.                          shave

13. A novel with very curly writing on the front cover, written by someone seemingly named after a country.         maman

14. A novel with one very well-thumbed section.    sparadrap

15. Mixed conditional.                  Aurelia

16. New Guinea.                 ?

17. Cricket.                  Justine

18. A detailed explanation of the workings of a steam locomotive.            sleep

19. Marshmallow, on top of milky coffee.                         saussige

20. A lusty lithe young rodent.                      aie aie

21. A cold, beaded, foaming bottle of beer.                 Justine

22. Tiresome gender stereotyping.             Justine and Aurelia

Hiya,

I'm new to this whole forum thing and I must say I haven't the least idea what you're on about 3P. Errr...if I may be so curious as to ask who are Justine, Aurelia and spararadrap are?. Sorry to be cheeky....

Re: Are you male or female?

threepod — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:26:37 GMT

1. Fuzzy. pink

2. Cricket. Justine

3. Moist. lick

4. A cold, beaded, foaming bottle of beer. Aurelia

5. Chocolate. saussige

6. Locker door, inside thereof. Justine

7. Pink fluffy slippers. spararadrap

8. Dido, Norah Jones, Katie Melua. (Delete as applicable.) aie aie

9. Cricket Justine

10. Breaking wind and guffawing while other diners stare disapprovingly bondage

11. Rum. billy

12. Showing another girl how far up your legs your tan goes. shave

13. A novel with very curly writing on the front cover, written by someone seemingly named after a country. maman

14. A novel with one very well-thumbed section. sparadrap

15. Mixed conditional. Aurelia

16. New Guinea. ?

17. Cricket. Justine

18. A detailed explanation of the workings of a steam locomotive. sleep

19. Marshmallow, on top of milky coffee. saussige

20. A lusty lithe young rodent. aie aie

21. A cold, beaded, foaming bottle of beer. Justine

22. Tiresome gender stereotyping. Justine and Aurelia

I knowed not for the 16, MyPD... Is it that you can help me?

Re: Are you male or female?

MrPedantic — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:21:14 GMT

Well, I suppose it's better to have both than neither. But it doesn't solve your problem. In fact, I'd say it complicated matters.

I tell you what, 7d. We'll do a little word association test. Write down the first word that comes into your head, when you read each of the words on the list below. Avoid expletives wherever possible. Be frank and forthright. Then, tomorrow, I'll take a look at your answers, and let you know your shoe size. Agreed? Good. Now, don't forget. The first word that comes into your head.

(NB Write on one side of the thread only.)

Ready?

Okay...

1. Fuzzy.

2. Cricket.

3. Moist.

4. A cold, beaded, foaming bottle of beer.

5. Chocolate.

6. Locker door, inside thereof.

7. Pink fluffy slippers.

8. Dido, Norah Jones, Katie Melua. (Delete as applicable.)

9. Cricket.

10. Breaking wind and guffawing while other diners stare disapprovingly.

11. Rum.

12. Showing another girl how far up your legs your tan goes.

13. A novel with very curly writing on the front cover, written by someone seemingly named after a country.

14. A novel with one very well-thumbed section.

15. Mixed conditional.

16. New Guinea.

17. Cricket.

18. A detailed explanation of the workings of a steam locomotive.

19. Marshmallow, on top of milky coffee.

20. A lusty lithe young rodent.

21. A cold, beaded, foaming bottle of beer.

22. Tiresome gender stereotyping.

Okay, 3P, time's up! Please stop writing now and hand in your paper.

MrP