Should it rain, we will move the party indoors.
I've brought my umbrella in case it rains.
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#1 04-Apr-2013, 11:15Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
Would it be more correct to say : "If it rained"?
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#2 04-Apr-2013, 11:32Re: Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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#3 04-Apr-2013, 14:53Re: Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
And/or "If it rains.....", "In case of rain....."
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#4 04-Apr-2013, 16:48Re: Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
They work for the first of Barb's sentences, but not for the second. Originally Posted by billmcd
In case of rain / if it rains / should it rain, we will move the party indoors.
I've brought my umbrella in case it rains.
I put up my umbrella if it rains.
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#5 04-Apr-2013, 21:50Re: Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
I took my umbrella in case it rained. This sentence can't really be constructed using "Should".
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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#6 04-Apr-2013, 23:00Re: Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
I don't agree with you on that one. I wouldn't use 'should' myself, but I think it's acceptable. There are quite a few COCA citations for similar sentences. Originally Posted by emsr2d2
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#7 04-Apr-2013, 23:35Re: Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
Would you use "I took my umbrella in case it should rain"? Originally Posted by 5jj
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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#8 05-Apr-2013, 00:48Re: Is it correct to say:"In case it should rain" or "should it rain" ?
I wouldn't, but I think it's possible. Originally Posted by emsr2d2
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