Drawer Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
inversion
Had he not gone, ...
Hadn't he gone, ...
are they the same in inverted form?
Hadn't he gone, ...
are they the same in inverted form?
Top answer
They are both inverted forms and mean the same thing. The normal forms are If he had not gone... (contracted form) respectively.
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They are both inverted forms and mean the same thing. The normal forms are
If he had not gone...
and
If he hadn't gone...(contracted form)
respectively.
The meaning remains the same regradless of the form used.
If he had not gone...
and
If he hadn't gone...(contracted form)
respectively.
The meaning remains the same regradless of the form used.
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Had he not gone to the party, he never would have met the girl who became his wife.
The contraction is not possible in this form of the conditional..
The contraction is not possible in this form of the conditional..
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