Using inversion in conditionalsInversion in “only [adverb] have they”“as if she had been” or “as if she were”?What is the difference between 2nd and mixed conditional?Grammar related questionsFigures of Speech: Inversion, doubt“With” used to introduce a clause. What is the name of this construction?Can anyone explain this sentence meaning in simple English?Have had doubts“if she had” vs “had she”Using the word “extrapolate”
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Using inversion in conditionals
Inversion in “only [adverb] have they”“as if she had been” or “as if she were”?What is the difference between 2nd and mixed conditional?Grammar related questionsFigures of Speech: Inversion, doubt“With” used to introduce a clause. What is the name of this construction?Can anyone explain this sentence meaning in simple English?Have had doubts“if she had” vs “had she”Using the word “extrapolate”
Is this sentence correct: Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it'd be easier to explain.
Shouldn't this read : Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it would have been easier to explain.
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Is this sentence correct: Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it'd be easier to explain.
Shouldn't this read : Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it would have been easier to explain.
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Only if you wanted to explain in the past. If you're talking about explaining now, would (contracted to 'd, naturally) is correct.
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Is this sentence correct: Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it'd be easier to explain.
Shouldn't this read : Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it would have been easier to explain.
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Is this sentence correct: Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it'd be easier to explain.
Shouldn't this read : Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease, it would have been easier to explain.
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Only if you wanted to explain in the past. If you're talking about explaining now, would (contracted to 'd, naturally) is correct.
– John Lawler
5 hours ago
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Only if you wanted to explain in the past. If you're talking about explaining now, would (contracted to 'd, naturally) is correct.
– John Lawler
5 hours ago
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Only if you wanted to explain in the past. If you're talking about explaining now, would (contracted to 'd, naturally) is correct.
– John Lawler
5 hours ago
Only if you wanted to explain in the past. If you're talking about explaining now, would (contracted to 'd, naturally) is correct.
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It's more a question of selecting the right verb tense in a conditional than a question of inversion in a conditional.
Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease
equates to
If this had happened around the time of mad cow disease
Now as for the difference between:
a. it would be easier to explain
and
b. it would have been easier to explain
If the act of explaining occurred in the past and you care to articulate the pastness of the act, you should go with option b.
If the act of explaining didn't occur in the past, you should go with option a.
If the act of explaining did occur in the past but somehow you don't want to articulate the pastness of the act, you should also go with option a.
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It's more a question of selecting the right verb tense in a conditional than a question of inversion in a conditional.
Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease
equates to
If this had happened around the time of mad cow disease
Now as for the difference between:
a. it would be easier to explain
and
b. it would have been easier to explain
If the act of explaining occurred in the past and you care to articulate the pastness of the act, you should go with option b.
If the act of explaining didn't occur in the past, you should go with option a.
If the act of explaining did occur in the past but somehow you don't want to articulate the pastness of the act, you should also go with option a.
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It's more a question of selecting the right verb tense in a conditional than a question of inversion in a conditional.
Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease
equates to
If this had happened around the time of mad cow disease
Now as for the difference between:
a. it would be easier to explain
and
b. it would have been easier to explain
If the act of explaining occurred in the past and you care to articulate the pastness of the act, you should go with option b.
If the act of explaining didn't occur in the past, you should go with option a.
If the act of explaining did occur in the past but somehow you don't want to articulate the pastness of the act, you should also go with option a.
answered 5 hours ago
listenevalisteneva
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It's more a question of selecting the right verb tense in a conditional than a question of inversion in a conditional.
Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease
equates to
If this had happened around the time of mad cow disease
Now as for the difference between:
a. it would be easier to explain
and
b. it would have been easier to explain
If the act of explaining occurred in the past and you care to articulate the pastness of the act, you should go with option b.
If the act of explaining didn't occur in the past, you should go with option a.
If the act of explaining did occur in the past but somehow you don't want to articulate the pastness of the act, you should also go with option a.
answered 5 hours ago
listenevalisteneva
27117
It's more a question of selecting the right verb tense in a conditional than a question of inversion in a conditional.
Had this happened around the time of mad cow disease
equates to
If this had happened around the time of mad cow disease
Now as for the difference between:
a. it would be easier to explain
and
b. it would have been easier to explain
If the act of explaining occurred in the past and you care to articulate the pastness of the act, you should go with option b.
If the act of explaining didn't occur in the past, you should go with option a.
If the act of explaining did occur in the past but somehow you don't want to articulate the pastness of the act, you should also go with option a.
answered 5 hours ago
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Only if you wanted to explain in the past. If you're talking about explaining now, would (contracted to 'd, naturally) is correct.
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