I win 1 million lottery, making me happy

[duiter]

Hi all,

Is this sentence correct ?

I win 1 million lottery, making me happy

Can I reduce this sentence :

I win 1 million lottery, which makes me happy >>> I win 1 million lottery, making me happy

Thanks

 

[Pedroski]

If you win 1 mio, we go 50-50, ok? Alright, then here is your answer:

I win 1 million lottery, making me happy. Not good.
Winning 1 million in the lottery would make me happy. Or:
I won 1 mio. in the lottery, which made me happy.

 

[RobertT]

If you win 1 mio, we go 50-50, ok? Alright, then here is your answer:

I win 1 million lottery, making me happy. Not good.
Winning 1 million in the lottery would make me happy.

Is the usage of "would" in this sentence equivalent to the usage of would in present unreal conditionals?

It's obvious that the word "would" is broadly used in sentences that do not include if clauses. So I'm wondering, is it correct grammatically to use the modal verb "would" when not referring to the past but to express an imaginary situation without mentioning any "if clauses"?

 

[Rover_KE]

'Winning a million in the lottery would make me happy.'

'If I won a million in the lottery it would make me happy.'

'If I won a million in the lottery it would make me happy.'

Rover

 

[RobertT]

'Winning a million in the lottery would make me happy.'

'If I won a million in the lottery it would make me happy.'

'If I won a million in the lottery it would make me happy.'

Rover

When people say "would" without any apparent clause in conversations but they are not referring to the past, are they trying to express some imaginary situation?

 

[Pedroski]

I would say so!

'would' is the past tense of 'will', an ordinary past tense, but also the past subjunctive of 'will'. As the past subjunctive it is used to to indicate possible situations, things that might happen.

When you win a million, you would probably be happy. But you haven't won a million (yet), so you can't yet jump up and down and say "Whoopee! I've won a million!" It's still gotta happen. It is irreal.

 

[RobertT]

I would say so!

'would' is the past tense of 'will', an ordinary past tense, but also the past subjunctive of 'will'. As the past subjunctive it is used to to indicate possible situations, things that might happen.

When you win a million, you would probably be happy. But you haven't won a million (yet), so you can't yet jump up and down and say "Whoopee! I've won a million!" It's still gotta happen. It is irreal.

Ah ha! "past subjunctive" that is something new for me. Thanks for explaining.

 

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