tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post4374508467609871538..comments2024-03-27T08:31:44.348+01:00Comments on Random Idea English: Beyond 1, 2, 3 - The conditionals that don't fit into the systemWarsaw Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-51135374551853014572020-02-17T23:28:37.153+01:002020-02-17T23:28:37.153+01:00Dear Warsaw Will,
Thank you very much for sharing ...Dear Warsaw Will,<br />Thank you very much for sharing such a helpful grammar topic.Im 47 and Im from Argentina. Im stuyding conditionals right now. I found false or pseudo conditionals- as you called them, really interesting. <br /><br />Id like you to to tell me if the following examples I send you are fit into the Pseudo Conditionals Patterns and what type is each one.<br />Examples:<br /><br />"We can give you more time if you want it"<br />"She had never been asked if she wanted to check everything before"<br />"If she was using her computer, she liked to check that"<br />"If she was offered supper after her talk, she considered herself lucky"<br />"If you were at the meeting, why didn't you raise the issue of recycling?"<br />"If you follow me, I'll show you into the park manager's office"<br />"If you like zoos, the one in Singapore is fantastic"<br />"If you hate sailing, why are you getting on the boat?"<br />"If we ate all our dinner, we had dessert"<br />"If the packet said fish, you did not find/you would not find an actual piece of fish inside, but bits of different fish squeezed together"<br />"If you will use, you can have it"<br />"If you won`t be arriving before 6, I cannot meet you"<br />"If you would lend me your book, I will be thankful"<br />"If you would work harder, you would probably succeed"<br />"If you were to work harder, you would probably succeed"<br />"If you would read more, you may/would/can/could imporve your English"<br /><br />Thanks in advance!!!!<br />Carolina from Argentina<br /><br /><br />Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927571404708325123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-58376201839594971082012-08-18T01:31:29.987+02:002012-08-18T01:31:29.987+02:00Thank you very much for your generous support. I r...Thank you very much for your generous support. I really appriciate that.<br />Best regards,<br />Minh TrangAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866017345414331950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-83411924855418039642012-08-18T00:19:20.885+02:002012-08-18T00:19:20.885+02:00Hi, thanks for the comment and good luck with your...Hi, thanks for the comment and good luck with your project. I'm afraid I don't really know any specific books or films where you could find examples of these non-true conditionals (pseudo is what I call them - it's not an official term).<br /><br />As you mentioned 'The Little Prince' I assume you have looked at my post on that. There are a few I would describe as pseudo:<br /><br />'If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him.'<br /><br />'If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.'<br /><br />There are a couple of lines in Beyoncé's 'If I were a boy':<br /><br />'If you thought I would wait for you, you thought wrong'<br /><br />I wrote about this type of conditional in another post:<br /><br />http://random-idea-english.blogspot.com/2011/03/random-thoughts-about-if-i-were-boy.html<br /><br />I think Google would be your best bet here. I expect you've tried googling 'Conditionals as hedging devices'. There seems to be quite a lot of academic stuff about it.<br /><br />If anyone else has any examples, please let me know.Warsaw Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-6303369866725542012012-08-17T19:05:20.079+02:002012-08-17T19:05:20.079+02:00Dear Warsaw Will,
Thank you very much for sharing...Dear Warsaw Will, <br />Thank you very much for sharing such an interesting and useful idea about pseudo conditionals. I find it helpful. I'm Vietnamese and I'm studying a research on conditionals as a hedging devices which is related to pseudo conditionals. If you have time, Would you mind suggesting me some English books or films including pseudo-conditionals? I've read The little Prince; however, it contains mainly true conditionals. <br />Best regards,<br />Minh TrangAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866017345414331950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-67708768408322753682012-08-17T05:17:00.543+02:002012-08-17T05:17:00.543+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866017345414331950noreply@blogger.com