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9 Dec 2022
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
Which interpretaion is correct?
- "I wish I could play soccor with a ball I bought."
1. That ball is what he bought. Now, he has the ball with him.
2. I don't have a ball. If I were to buy a ball, I would play soccor.
Which interpretaion is correct?
- "I wish I could play soccor with a ball I bought."
1. That ball is what he bought. Now, he has the ball with him.
2. I don't have a ball. If I were to buy a ball, I would play soccor.
- "I wish I could play soccor with a ball I bought."
1. That ball is what he bought. Now, he has the ball with him.
2. I don't have a ball. If I were to buy a ball, I would play soccor.
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- English (US)
- Simplified Chinese (China) Near fluent
You probably want "I wish I could play soccer with THE (or THIS) ball that I bought", which would mean 1. You have a ball, and you want to play with it.
To say 2., you could say "I wish I bought a ball so I could play soccer." or "I wish I could play soccer, but I didn't buy a ball."
- Korean
Thank you
Do you mean #1 is possible?
And, do you mean the question sentence can't mean #2 as it is?
Thank you
Do you mean #1 is possible?
And, do you mean the question sentence can't mean #2 as it is?
Do you mean #1 is possible?
And, do you mean the question sentence can't mean #2 as it is?
- English (US)
- Simplified Chinese (China) Near fluent
It's a bit complicated, "I wish I could play soccer with a ball I bought" is understandable but slightly wrong. If you fix the sentence in different ways, you get different meanings.
I wish I could play soccer with [the/this] ball I bought - meaning #1
I wish I could play soccer with a ball [that] I bought - we're playing soccer, but with a ball I didn't buy
I wish I could play soccer with a ball I [should have] bought - meaning #2
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