tdol said:Any comments?
;-)
MikeNewYork said:I think the sentence would work better with "were" in the "if" clause.
sylvia philobos said:if he were/ had been such a good doctor, he would have diagnosed the disease.
this means that he is not a good doctor that is why he could not diagnose the disease.
this is correct if you want to follow the rule. However I think the one with should makes sense because that is what is expected from a good doctor.
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