in this story’no one in the united states would understand what you mean by that’ i did not distinguish why would used ?
Hello,
A language professional will be with you very soon.
I just wanted to respectfully and gently remind you of two things:
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The word is spelled “grammar.”
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The personal pronoun “I” is always capitalized.
HAVE A NICE DAY!
Thank you james M
Sorry I made a mistake again with your name James M as I have been here with mobile.
Hi Ramananda,
It is a conditional usage that refers to a theoretical situation. We can add a bit to the sentence and make it a typical “Type 2” IF-sentence (a conditional sentence). Pehaps that will make things clearer for you:
[i]
- If you said that in the United States, no one would understand what you mean.[/i]
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[size=75]“The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.” ~ Bishop Creighton[/size]
Thank you, Ramananda, for your kind note.
Teacher, 'India tops the list of student suicide.'here ‘tops’ like a verb I do not distinguish.