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doubt regarding "thought that"

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garima.wadhera
 Post subject: doubt regarding "thought that"
 Post Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:17 am 
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"Thought that" --> Signals probability. So, the verb that follows should be "would".

can you explain how does it signals probability
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: doubt regarding "thought that"
 Post Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:14 am 
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garima.wadhera wrote:
"Thought that" --> Signals probability. So, the verb that follows should be "would".

can you explain how does it signals probability


If I'm understanding your question correctly, what follows "thought that" indicates what the subject of the sentence thought was a probable occurrence.

For example:

I thought that he would pass the test.
They thought that the mayor would lose the race.

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