Good day, I hope that someone can please help me to check the accuracy of the following language analysis on the second conditional?
Example: If I were stranded on a desert island, I would be terrified!
Formula: If + past + would / could / might + verb
In positive sentences use:
IF + SUB + PAST SIMPLE + ……………………………….., SUB + WOULD + INFINITIVE.
If I got stranded on a desert island, I would be terrified.
Or
SUB + WOULD + INFINITIVE + IF + SUB + PAST SIMPLE ……………………………………………
I would be terrified if I got stranded on a desert island.
In negative sentences use:
IF + SUB + NOT + PAST SIMPLE + …………………, SUB + WOULD + NOT + INFINITIVE.
If I didn’t get stranded on a desert island, I wouldn’t be terrified.
Or
SUB + WOULD + NOT + INFINITIVE, IF + SUB + NOT + PAST SIMPLE + …………………
I wouldn’t be terrified if I didn’t get stranded on a desert island.
In questions use:
IF + SUB + PAST SIMPLE + ………………………….., WOULD + SUB + INFINITIVE?
If I were a castaway, would I survive?
Or
WOULD + SUB + INFINITIVE + IF + SUB + PAST SIMPLE + …………………………..?
Would I survive if I were a castaway?
Corrections from a grammar expert will be truly appreciated!
