keannu
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Sorry for so many questions!
1. Does this "As might have been expected" denote past perfect or past? Is it the same tense as "confirmed" in the main clause or one tense prior to it? I've always thought that in many cases "have+pp", other than present perfect, is a relative tense, that is, one tense prior to the main clause's verb.
2. Does this exercise denote "physical activity" or "workout"?
3. Does this conditional "Even if he had heart disease, symptoms would not be evident without extraordinary effort." imply "a counter-factual conditional of the present" in the past? Normally, it should be "Even if he had had...symptoms wouldn't have been.."
pr85
ex)I treated a farmer who worked very hard...Although he had no significant risk factors for angina, I suggested that he might be having heart pain and explained that we would see if medication made it better...he'd become depressed and abusive towards his wife.
..Eventually, the patient consulted a heart doctor. A stress test was ordered even though it didn't come close to simulating his usual everyday exertions. As might have been expected, the test confirmed that he could exercise at the maximum heart rate for his age without experiencing heart pain. Even if he had heart disease, symptoms would not be evident without extraordinary effort. The patient was offered a far more satisfactory explanation for his chest pain...
1. Does this "As might have been expected" denote past perfect or past? Is it the same tense as "confirmed" in the main clause or one tense prior to it? I've always thought that in many cases "have+pp", other than present perfect, is a relative tense, that is, one tense prior to the main clause's verb.
2. Does this exercise denote "physical activity" or "workout"?
3. Does this conditional "Even if he had heart disease, symptoms would not be evident without extraordinary effort." imply "a counter-factual conditional of the present" in the past? Normally, it should be "Even if he had had...symptoms wouldn't have been.."
pr85
ex)I treated a farmer who worked very hard...Although he had no significant risk factors for angina, I suggested that he might be having heart pain and explained that we would see if medication made it better...he'd become depressed and abusive towards his wife.
..Eventually, the patient consulted a heart doctor. A stress test was ordered even though it didn't come close to simulating his usual everyday exertions. As might have been expected, the test confirmed that he could exercise at the maximum heart rate for his age without experiencing heart pain. Even if he had heart disease, symptoms would not be evident without extraordinary effort. The patient was offered a far more satisfactory explanation for his chest pain...
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