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18-Jun-2007, 13:16
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Which of the following sentences is correct?
-If she doesn't come, will you be annoyed?
-If she doesn't come, would you be annoyed?
According to ESL Quezes' answers it the latter which is correct. But my questin is, is the first sentence wrong? Could anyone be of help?
cheers
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18-Jun-2007, 14:24
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| |  Re: Conditional Question
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Originally Posted by udara sankalpa  Which of the following sentences is correct?
-If she doesn't come, will you be annoyed?
-If she doesn't come, would you be annoyed?
According to ESL Quezes' answers it the latter which is correct. But my questin is, is the first sentence wrong? Could anyone be of help?
cheers
Udara | Hi
The first sentence is correct - If Clause type I
As for the second sentence, I would say :
If she didn`t come, would you be annoyed? or even better :
Would you be annoyed if she didn`t come?
Regards |
18-Jun-2007, 14:48
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| | Re: Conditional Question
I would say: "Would you be annoyed if she weren't to come?". |
18-Jun-2007, 15:08
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| | Re: Conditional Question
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Originally Posted by udara sankalpa Which of the following sentences is correct?
-If she doesn't come, will you be annoyed?
-If she doesn't come, would you be annoyed?
According to ESL Quezes' answers it the latter which is correct. But my questin is, is the first sentence wrong? Could anyone be of help?
cheers
Udara | Both sentences will be correct if you say like this:
1. Will you be annoyed if she doesn't come?
2. Would you be annoyed if she didn't come? |
19-Jun-2007, 19:09
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| | Re: Conditional Question
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Originally Posted by William Strunk Jr I would say: "Would you be annoyed if she weren't to come?". | Hi William
If I change the sentence the way you did, doesn`t its meaning change, as well?
I mean, does it have the same meaning as the original sentence?
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19-Jun-2007, 20:34
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| | Re: Conditional Question
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Originally Posted by udara sankalpa Which of the following sentences is correct?
-If she doesn't come, will you be annoyed?
-If she doesn't come, would you be annoyed?
According to ESL Quezes' answers it the latter which is correct. But my questin is, is the first sentence wrong? Could anyone be of help?
cheers
Udara | Both are correct. English doesn't simply have three frozen sets of conditional sentences. Using 'would' here is simply a more polite, a more deferential type question. |
20-Jun-2007, 08:44
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Hi riverkid,
Great many thank for your explanation, it gives me a lot of food for thought. But then again, I wonder why they consider the other sentence to be wrong.
cheers
Udara |
21-Jun-2007, 03:58
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| | Re: Conditional Question
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Originally Posted by udara sankalpa Which of the following sentences is correct?
-If she doesn't come, will you be annoyed?
-If she doesn't come, would you be annoyed?
According to ESL Quezes' answers it the latter which is correct. But my questin is, is the first sentence wrong? Could anyone be of help?
cheers
Udara | Thanks for letting me know. It has been corrected.  |
25-Jun-2007, 22:41
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| | Re: Conditional Question
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Originally Posted by udara sankalpa Hi riverkid,
Great many thank for your explanation, it gives me a lot of food for thought. But then again, I wonder why they consider the other sentence to be wrong.
cheers
Udara | There's a simple answer for that, Udara. Teachers aren't infallible. They too make misteaks.  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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