Hi Both if-clause constructions in sentence #1 and #2 are possible I think. The first sentence is a regular if-clause. The second one starts with a modal verb, which comes from the full construction 'If there should be any...'. That's

Hi I just wondered if someone would be so kind as to just check my answers make sure I have understood correctly. Many thanks in advance. I have to read the following sentences and decide if they use one of the following 4:- the

Hi, rishila, welcome to English Forums. Thanks for joining us! The use of "do" is a little hard to get used to. I'm not sure what you mean by "for pronoun only." It's used a lot in questions and negative statements.

I just want to point out the word "could" is indicative of the subjunctive mood Modal verbs don't have tenses and moods in the way that other verbs do. could certainly acts like a past subjunctive in If I could help you, I would.

I was looking through one of my grammar-test books and encountered such a sentence: Celia has just phoned to ask if YOU HAVE FINISHED your part of the project yet. Shouldn't it be HAD YOU FINISHED instead of the above? It is reported speech,

Would you please be so kind as to correct this little text for me ? Please ... I need a correction in two days and I can give you a little donation for the effort . I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses . Thank you so

Would you please be so kind as to correct this little text for me? Please... I need a correction in two days! I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses. Thank you so much in advance for ANY help (even partial!) -- Note: The

Sometimes it helps to convert a question to a declarative sentence, as you try to figure out the tense of the verb. Ask yourself what the subject of the clause is. Are there more than one? Is the subject singular or plural? The tree is what

Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense? would and could , along with several other verbs, are called modal verbs. The modal verbs don't really have tenses, so you can't really use

Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense? It's very confusing. Please make it simple and help me understand. for example, - I'd love to do it. - We could, we