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Subordinate clauses: if

93 [ninety-three]

Subordinate clauses: if

Subordinate clauses: if

93 [ninety-three]

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Subordinate clauses: if

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I don’t know if he loves me. I don’t know if he loves me. I don’t know if he loves me. 0 +
I don’t know if he’ll come back. I d---- k--- i- h---- c--- b---. I don’t know if he’ll come back. 0 +
I don’t know if he’ll call me. I d---- k--- i- h---- c--- m-. I don’t know if he’ll call me. 0 +
     
Maybe he doesn’t love me? Ma--- h- d------ l--- m-? Maybe he doesn’t love me? 0 +
Maybe he won’t come back? Ma--- h- w---- c--- b---? Maybe he won’t come back? 0 +
Maybe he won’t call me? Ma--- h- w---- c--- m-? Maybe he won’t call me? 0 +
     
I wonder if he thinks about me. I w----- i- h- t----- a---- m-. I wonder if he thinks about me. 0 +
I wonder if he has someone else. I w----- i- h- h-- s------ e---. I wonder if he has someone else. 0 +
I wonder if he lies. I w----- i- h- l---. I wonder if he lies. 0 +
     
Maybe he thinks of me? Ma--- h- t----- o- m-? Maybe he thinks of me? 0 +
Maybe he has someone else? Ma--- h- h-- s------ e---? Maybe he has someone else? 0 +
Maybe he tells me the truth? Ma--- h- t---- m- t-- t----? Maybe he tells me the truth? 0 +
     
I doubt whether he really likes me. I d---- w------ h- r----- l---- m-. I doubt whether he really likes me. 0 +
I doubt whether he’ll write to me. I d---- w------ h---- w---- t- m-. I doubt whether he’ll write to me. 0 +
I doubt whether he’ll marry me. I d---- w------ h---- m---- m-. I doubt whether he’ll marry me. 0 +
     
Does he really like me? Do-- h- r----- l--- m-? Does he really like me? 0 +
Will he write to me? Wi-- h- w---- t- m-? Will he write to me? 0 +
Will he marry me? Wi-- h- m---- m-? Will he marry me? 0 +
     

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