"doesn't get approved" vs "isn't approved" vs "won't get approved"

[utsavviradiya]

Which of the following is correct?

A) I'm going to be in a tight corner if this loan doesn't get approved.
B) I'm going to be in a tight corner if this loan isn't get approved.
C) I'm going to be in a tight corner if this loan won't get approved.

 

[5jj]

B and C are incorrect.

 

[Barque]

A perhaps simpler option: I'll be in a [tight] corner if this loan isn't approved.

 

[utsavviradiya]

B and C are incorrect.

I got why option B is incorrect, but not option C. Would you mind giving us a brief explanation?

 

[Barque]

"Won't" isn't correct in that sentence, just as "isn't" in B is wrong. You're talking about what needs to happen to ensure you aren't placed in a difficult situation.

You might hear "won't" in a slightly different exchange.

A (bank official): I won't approve the loan.
B (customer): If you won't, you'll put me in a corner.
(I'd still expect "don't" in B's answer however.)

 

[Barque]

C) I'm going to be in a tight corner if this loan won't get approved.

Thinking about it again, I'm not sure it's completely wrong. I was imagining this conversation.

A: Do you think they'll approve my loan?
B: I'm sorry but I have a feeling they won't.
A: If they won't, I'm going to be in a spot.

Still unlikely, however.

 

[utsavviradiya]

Thinking about it again, I'm not sure it's completely wrong. I was imagining this conversation.

A: Do you think they'll approve my loan?
B: I'm sorry but I have a feeling they won't.
A: If they won't, I'm going to be in a spot.

Still unlikely, however.

Hmm. The dialogue seems OK to me, and I heard people saying it like that, although I am not sure if it's grammatical. Either way is fine, in my opinion. Let's see what others have to say.

 

[Barque]

I definitely heard people saying that.

In India? Don't go by that.

 

[utsavviradiya]

In India?

Haha. Nope, I heard that from native speakers in YouTube videos.

 

[Barque]

I am not sure if it's grammatical.

It might be grammatical but that doesn't mean it's natural.

 

[Tarheel]

I get why option B is incorrect, but not option C. Would you mind giving us a brief explanation?

Is there more than one of you?

 

[utsavviradiya]

Is there more than one of you?

I'm afraid I didn't get what you meant. I guess you said that because I used 'us' in the sentence "Would you mind giving us a brief explanation?" Is that so?

 

[Tarheel]

@utsavviradiya Yes.

 

[jutfrank]

C) I'm going to be in a tight corner if this loan won't get approved.

This sentence is what teachers call a 'first conditional' sentence. The general grammar rule (there are some exceptions) is that we don't use will in if-clauses.

 

[Tarheel]

Which of the following is correct?

A) I'm going to be in a tight corner if this loan doesn't get approved.

That one!

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