1. If I had studied hard, I could have gotten a higher score.
2. If I had studied hard, I could have gotten a better result.
3. If I had studied hard, I could have gotten a good/better grade.
4. If I had studied hard, I could not have gotten a lower score.
5. If I had studied hard, I could not have gotten a bad grade.
6. If I had studied hard, I could have beaten my rival.
7. If I had studied hard, I could have been the top in my class.
(Are they all grammatical?)
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4 and 5 don't read well. It's because the main clause is phrased in the negative. How can you rephrase those with "could" and without "not"?
Writeacher you are a genius!!!!!
If I had studied harder <ㅡㅡ> If I had studied hard
What is the difference between them?
What is the difference between them?