By Tenses, Clauses

I don't really know exactly why I said "wrong" in one place and "awkward" in another! Your question in the other thread seemed to focus on mixed conditionals, and I didn't want to leave you with the impression that all mixed conditionals are wrong. Maybe that's...

Dummy IT, not dummy IF! It seems to me that sometimes the IF-clause is what the IT represents.It would surprise me if Mike failed the exam.is essentially"if Mike failed the exam" would surprise me.orMike's failure would surprise me.I only make the observation that, in my opinion,...

A. It wouldn't surprise me if John failed the test.I was wondering if A only applies to the event (test) in the past._____ No. It does not apply only to the past. It can apply to the future as well.The same answer goes for the take/took a picture example. With a dummy it that represents...

Hi Seraphin.Can I make it all in the present tense IF the investigation has occurred ? You can use present tense in principle clause only if you're talking about main truths and facts, it's also called zero conditional if ... present tense ...present tense.. "If you read a lot you...

Hmm! I'm not sure about prescription, but the "if" clause refers to a past event, while the "would" clause refers to a future one so my guess is it's perfectly valid. It sounds natural too.

There are certain accepted ways to write conditional sentences. Mr M's rewrite is known as a type 3 conditional. If he had seen her he would have asked her to marry him. This happened in the past and is immutable. The content of the "would" clause is purely hypothesis since the...

Hi,1. Would you say it is appropriate to use the present perfect "have loosened" here (sort of an amusement park report) in a subordinate clause?With a small hiccup, the ride tilts to the side and *** young ones who have loosened their grip are send sliding into the center of ..2. Can...

.1)The answer was e. But I have never seen a "because" after comma-- A comma can appear after because if the clause is less restrictive. 2) The meaning of his words was even more elusive in his own country than either Europe or Latin America ( the underscore is a wrong phrase) Can we...

1)How can we correct the sentence: When the eggs hatch, the young turtles go off to take care of themselves, being that female turtles do not nurture their young a) add "on the other hand" at the beginning b) insert " as a result" at the bginning" c) change the comma to...

16: is known as (passive structure; active form: We know Boston as the Hub...) 17. storing, erasing and retrieving (These are parallel and should be in the same form.) 18. Professor Andom Iyassou ("Professor" is a title. If Andom Iyassou is one person, "professor" must be...