[Grammar] When I was a child, If I helped my mother, she gave my extra pocket money.

[newkeenlearner]

Hi,

Are these two sentences correct?

When I was a child, if I helped my mother, she gave me extra pocket money.

When I was a child, if I helped my mother, she would give me extra pocket money.

 

[emsr2d2]

We don't use a capital letter after a comma unless the next word is a proper noun or the word "I". Click on Edit Post and make those corrections.

 

[newkeenlearner]

Thanks Emsr2d2. I didn't know about it.I thought we capitalize the letter "I".

 

[Raymott]

- We don't capitalize the letter 'i' unless it is the word 'I' (or the initial letter of a name, etc.)
- "she gave me extra pocket money"; "she would give me ..."
You can say either of those. I prefer the second. I'd probably say "When I was a child, whenever I helped my mother, she'd give me extra pocket money.