[Grammar] ' If ' clause

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If you had been practised a lot, you would have the degree now.
Thanks!

englishlearner77 said:

Please,check this sentence...
If you had been practised a lot, you would have the degree now.
Thanks!

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Hi,
If you had practiced a lot, you would have had a degree now. (It's a third conditional sentence)

I'm not a teacher nor a native English speaker.

The sentence sounds strange - one doesn't normally practise for a degree. These are more natural.

If you had studied more, you would have your degree now.
If you had studied more, you would have got your degree by now.

5jj said:

one doesn't normally practise for a degree.

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Maybe as a craftsman he practises a lot to have a degree in craft. I mean by doing some physical works, designing things all day long to make a thing.

You don't have a degree in a craft.

5jj said:

You don't have a degree in a craft.

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I myself don't have but why it is incorrect to say a degree in a craft?
In art schools many students go there to study and practice to have a degree in it.

Like this example: Applicants must have a degree in Engineering.

Isn't it?

OK, it is possible these days to get a craft degree.

I wouldn't call a degree in Engineering a craft degree, though.

Thanks a lot.
Your help is very important for me.

5jj said:

The sentence sounds strange - one doesn't normally practise for a degree. These are mor natural.

If you had studied more, you would have your degree now.
If you had studied more, you have got your degree by now.

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Did you leave out a word in your second example?

MikeNewYork said:

Did you leave out a word in your second example?

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Thanks. I have now corrected it.

5jj said:

Thanks. I have now corrected it.

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No problem. We all make mistakes. You make fewer than most. ;-)