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fw
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 Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: Grammatically correct?(3) |
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Hello everyone.
Are both #1 and #2 below grammatically correct and natural English? If they are, is there any difference in meaning?
1. If I had been able to pass the exam, I would have studied history at Yale.
2. If I could have passed the exam, I would have studied history at Yale.
Best regards,
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mat
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| Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: Grammatically correct?(3) |
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| fw wrote: |
Hello everyone.
Are both #1 and #2 below grammatically correct and natural English? If they are, is there any difference in meaning?
1. If I had been able to pass the exam, I would have studied history at Yale.
2. If I could have passed the exam, I would have studied history at Yale.
Best regards,
Fw |
"If I had been able to" is saying that you could not have passed the exam whereas "If I could have passed the exam" is saying that you could have but something happened to stop you.
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