“If it is to happen” meaning
If it is to happen then we should be ready for that
Here I am confused about the meaning of the sentence.
Does it mean "If it will happen" or something else?
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If it is to happen then we should be ready for that
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Does it mean "If it will happen" or something else?
meaning
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Note that "if it will happen" is not idiomatic in English: we don't normally use the "will" future within an "if" or "when" clause.
– Colin Fine
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If it is to happen then we should be ready for that
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Does it mean "If it will happen" or something else?
meaning
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If it is to happen then we should be ready for that
Here I am confused about the meaning of the sentence.
Does it mean "If it will happen" or something else?
meaning
meaning
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Note that "if it will happen" is not idiomatic in English: we don't normally use the "will" future within an "if" or "when" clause.
– Colin Fine
13 hours ago
add a comment |
Note that "if it will happen" is not idiomatic in English: we don't normally use the "will" future within an "if" or "when" clause.
– Colin Fine
13 hours ago
Note that "if it will happen" is not idiomatic in English: we don't normally use the "will" future within an "if" or "when" clause.
– Colin Fine
13 hours ago
Note that "if it will happen" is not idiomatic in English: we don't normally use the "will" future within an "if" or "when" clause.
– Colin Fine
13 hours ago
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If it is to happen MacMillan
likely to happen or be true, but not certain
As in:
“Improvement, if it is to happen will occur where faculty and staff
have the most leverage to change how they approach teaching and
learning.”
Ewell, Paulson, and Kinzie, 2011
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If it is to happen MacMillan
likely to happen or be true, but not certain
As in:
“Improvement, if it is to happen will occur where faculty and staff
have the most leverage to change how they approach teaching and
learning.”
Ewell, Paulson, and Kinzie, 2011
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If it is to happen MacMillan
likely to happen or be true, but not certain
As in:
“Improvement, if it is to happen will occur where faculty and staff
have the most leverage to change how they approach teaching and
learning.”
Ewell, Paulson, and Kinzie, 2011
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If it is to happen MacMillan
likely to happen or be true, but not certain
As in:
“Improvement, if it is to happen will occur where faculty and staff
have the most leverage to change how they approach teaching and
learning.”
Ewell, Paulson, and Kinzie, 2011
answered 14 hours ago
lbf
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If it is to happen MacMillan
likely to happen or be true, but not certain
As in:
“Improvement, if it is to happen will occur where faculty and staff
have the most leverage to change how they approach teaching and
learning.”
Ewell, Paulson, and Kinzie, 2011
answered 14 hours ago
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Note that "if it will happen" is not idiomatic in English: we don't normally use the "will" future within an "if" or "when" clause.
– Colin Fine
13 hours ago