What does use of “would” in the following sentence mean exactly?












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I would study X and Y, possibly thorough the help of Z.




Say, this is being written for a statement or application contingent on approval by a committee.




  • Is "would" a modal verb or subjunctive here? (Note that there is no 'if' clause in the sentence, and a 'if' sentence of this type may be clearly subjunctive "If granted approval/admission, I would study X and Y...", but the question is not about that).


  • How does it differ from saying "I hope to study..."?



(It may not be correct to use "will" because that may be too arrogant or assuming that one will get the approval or admission that is sought by the statement. )










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  • There is no broader context for this, but I'd assume it fits in with something like If I were you, I would . . . or If I could, I would . . . Saying just that sentence, without anything prior happening to prompt it, would be quite strange.
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I would study X and Y, possibly thorough the help of Z.




Say, this is being written for a statement or application contingent on approval by a committee.




  • Is "would" a modal verb or subjunctive here? (Note that there is no 'if' clause in the sentence, and a 'if' sentence of this type may be clearly subjunctive "If granted approval/admission, I would study X and Y...", but the question is not about that).


  • How does it differ from saying "I hope to study..."?



(It may not be correct to use "will" because that may be too arrogant or assuming that one will get the approval or admission that is sought by the statement. )










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  • There is no broader context for this, but I'd assume it fits in with something like If I were you, I would . . . or If I could, I would . . . Saying just that sentence, without anything prior happening to prompt it, would be quite strange.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 hours ago
















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I would study X and Y, possibly thorough the help of Z.




Say, this is being written for a statement or application contingent on approval by a committee.




  • Is "would" a modal verb or subjunctive here? (Note that there is no 'if' clause in the sentence, and a 'if' sentence of this type may be clearly subjunctive "If granted approval/admission, I would study X and Y...", but the question is not about that).


  • How does it differ from saying "I hope to study..."?



(It may not be correct to use "will" because that may be too arrogant or assuming that one will get the approval or admission that is sought by the statement. )










share|improve this question














I would study X and Y, possibly thorough the help of Z.




Say, this is being written for a statement or application contingent on approval by a committee.




  • Is "would" a modal verb or subjunctive here? (Note that there is no 'if' clause in the sentence, and a 'if' sentence of this type may be clearly subjunctive "If granted approval/admission, I would study X and Y...", but the question is not about that).


  • How does it differ from saying "I hope to study..."?



(It may not be correct to use "will" because that may be too arrogant or assuming that one will get the approval or admission that is sought by the statement. )







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  • There is no broader context for this, but I'd assume it fits in with something like If I were you, I would . . . or If I could, I would . . . Saying just that sentence, without anything prior happening to prompt it, would be quite strange.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 hours ago




















  • There is no broader context for this, but I'd assume it fits in with something like If I were you, I would . . . or If I could, I would . . . Saying just that sentence, without anything prior happening to prompt it, would be quite strange.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 hours ago


















There is no broader context for this, but I'd assume it fits in with something like If I were you, I would . . . or If I could, I would . . . Saying just that sentence, without anything prior happening to prompt it, would be quite strange.
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago






There is no broader context for this, but I'd assume it fits in with something like If I were you, I would . . . or If I could, I would . . . Saying just that sentence, without anything prior happening to prompt it, would be quite strange.
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago

















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