PamQueue Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Would Have
"He would have gotten a better grade, if he had studied harder."
"He would have gotten a better grade, if he would have studied harder."
I have a feeling the second sentence is acceptable under some circumstances. But is it wrong?
"He would have gotten a better grade, if he would have studied harder."
I have a feeling the second sentence is acceptable under some circumstances. But is it wrong?
Top answer
" I have a feeling the second sentence is acceptable under some circumstances. But is it wrong? It's wrong.
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PamQueue"He would have gotten a better grade, if he had studied harder."It's wrong. People do use that pattern of words, but it's not right.
"He would have gotten a better grade, if he would have studied harder."
I have a feeling the second sentence is acceptable under some circumstances. But is it wrong?
CJ
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