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Untaught88

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Hi,

Is ''If there's no XXX (the name of a famous novelist who is dead now)...?'' correct?

I think it should be ''were''.

If there were no XXX, what would...
 
Please provide a full sentence for us to consider. If you don't want to reveal the name of that novelist, use another surname instead.
 
If there's no Iqbal, what would happen?
 
It's possible.
Note that "were" would be in the subjunctive.
 
He's dead now. Is it still possible?
 
Untaught88 said:
He's dead now. Is it still possible?
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No, because now that he's dead there is no more Iqbal. Therefore, that conditional doesn't make sense anymore.
 
Do you mean something like this?
If there had never been an Iqbal, how would things be different?
 
No.

Edit: This post was in response to Post #5.
 
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