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iphoneModal Ageement

In subbordinated clauses

 

 

 

Modals in subordinated clauses
CONNECTOR CLAUSE 1 - main verb CLAUSE 2 - adjusted time frame

so that

Apple opened its iphone software to developers

so that there would be more applications available.

said that

The company said

that it would make the software available.

that/which

No one had any idea

that developers would make so many useful applications.

who

Apple started advertising to young people

who they believed would buy their iphones and ipods.

if - then

If Apple had not made their  application software available

then there would not be such amazing application development!

 

 

Modals in cause-effect statements
1st CLAUSE:  BE GOING TO 2nd CLAUSE:   WILL

When using a complex sentence with two clauses, speakers vary their use of will and be going to.

The first clause tends to use be going to and the second clause uses will.

Apple is going to release a new iphone/ipod operating system

so that they will do more amazing things.

People with older phones are going to update their phones

so that they will be able to take  advantage of new features.

Because iphones and ipods are going to get even better

more people will want them.

 

 

Modals in restated speech
QUOTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

The verb tense in quoted speech reflects the time at the moment of speaking.

The verb tense in reported speech is adjusted to the time frame of the speaker reporting the quote. Adjust the time frame of the verb in the second clause to the verb in the first clause

" We will lower the price of the iphone".

Apple said it would lower the price of the iphone.

"We are going to offer you several new features."

Apple said it was going to offer us several new features.

"3G service will allow iphone to send data even faster."

Apple said that 4G service would allow iphones to send data even faster.
 move overfewer agrees with coun noun

 

 

Modals in noun clauses
PAST TENSE FUTURE PREDICTION

In 1984, the movie industry tried to block Sony from selling VCRs,

which it thought would decrease movie attendance .

The music industry had no idea

that technology would proceed so rapidly.

The music industry never predicted

who would be able to pirate music files so easily.
 

 

 

Modals in conditionals statements
CONDITION  - A REAL SITUATION FUTURE PREDICTION

If Apple lowers the price of iPhones,

then  more people will buy one.

If more people buy iphone applications,

then more engineers will develop applications for them.

If we have more choices,

 

then we will have more functionality.

 

CONDITION  - AN IMAGINARY SITUATION FUTURE PREDICTION

If Apple had opened up the iphone service carrier earlier,

then we would have chosen other service carriers.

If Apple hadn't offered the application software to everyone,

then there wouldn't have been so many creative games and clever applications.

service carrier - phone company that provides voice and data service

 

 

 

 

Practice

Tense Agreement in Complex Clauses

 

 

  1. Choose a clause that logically completes the sentence
  2. Then check your answer. An asterisk * means "incorrect".
# YOUR RESPONSE ANSWER
1. I asked my instructor if 





2. I am going to look up the word so that


3. As a child, I believed that people



4. I had no idea at that time that


5 My father said, " If you try,


6 My father said that if I tried


7. I am going to get my graduate degree so that


8. If we hired more employees, then