Her dad said, "If they are not hanged, it will be a shame for everyone in New Delhi."

[Tan Elaine]

Her dad said, "If they are not hanged, it will be a shame for everyone in New Delhi."

The sentence below is from TODAY newspaper. It is from New Delhi. It is in relation to a rape victim who was studying to become a physiotherapist.

Her dad said, "If they are not hanged, it will be a shame for everyone in New Delhi."

Shouldn't it be were and would as it seems a hypothetical sentence?

Thanks.

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: Her dad said, "If they are not hanged, it will be a shame for everyone in New Del

It is talking about the future.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: Her dad said, "If they are not hanged, it will be a shame for everyone in New Del

The sentence below is from TODAY newspaper. It is from New Delhi. It is in relation to a rape victim who was studying to become a physiotherapist.

Her dad said, "If they are not hanged, it will be a shame for everyone in New Delhi."

Shouldn't it be were and would as it seems a hypothetical sentence?

Thanks.

That is a typical first conditional: If present, then future.

 

[Tdol]

Re: Her dad said, "If they are not hanged, it will be a shame for everyone in New Del

Shouldn't it be were and would as it seems a hypothetical sentence?

I can see your logic as he wants them to be hanged, but he may think there's a real chance of this happening.