By Sample, Conditionals

I saw the following third conditional sample sentences from an educational webpage: 1. If I had not gone to university in Spain, I would not be bilingual. 2. If you had attended the training seminar, you would be familiar with the new operational procedures. 3. If we had not felt we...

CalifJim wrote:There is no such thing as a transitive sentence.Verbs are transitive or intransitive, not sentences."to train" is a transitive verb. As such, it can be used both in active and in passive sentences.The sample sentence illustrates a transitive verb used in a passive sentence (i.e.,...

Hello, Trompe-l'oeil, and welcome to English Forums. The sentence is certainly correct, and it seems to be both-- a polite request cast as a mixed conditional statement: I will be honored if you accept. I would be honored if you accepted. (present conditional/Conditional II) I would be...

Is it correct to write the following sample sentence? "I would go with you if you would pay for my movie ticket." JTT: Yes, it's fine, Procrastinator. Here, 'if you would' is the volitional 'would', it's questioning the person's willingness to shell out for the ticket. "I would go with you...

Is it correct to write the following sample sentence? "I would go with you if you would pay for my movie ticket." Does the sentence contain two conditional clauses? In what other situations, besides the example, can you use this kind of sentence? If you are to replace "would" by "should",...