Are all the sentences fine?

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a) If you hadn't broken your leg, you could be playing in the match next week.

b) If you hadn't broken your leg, you would be playing in the match next week.

c) If you hadn't broken your leg, you might be playing in the match next week.

Are all the sentences fine?

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@tanguatlay,

Why three sentences when one will do?

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@cicerone imposter,

Thanks, cicerone imposter.

My question should be replied with an answer, not with a question, which only causes confusion for me.

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@tanguatlay,

Grammatically, at least, there is nothing wrong with any of those sentences. They're fine.

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@cicerone imposter,

They're not interchangeable, there is a difference. 'If you hadn't broken your leg you would, (definitely happen), could (strong possibility), might (possibility).....

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@tanguatlay,

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Are all the sentences fine?

You might want to think again about that one.

Are they all correct?
Are there any errors?
Could anyone suggest any improvements to...?

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@izzythepush,

Going back and rethinking the question, I must agree that all three sentences are fine.

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@McTag,

Also:
Can anyone explain the differences between the three sentences?

Thanks to izzythepush for addressing that one.

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Yes, the sentences are fine. As noted by others, they don't say the same thing, but there is nothing grammatically wrong with any of the sentences.

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@McTag,

There you go again, needlessly complicating things, McTag. Smile

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@JTT,

JTT wrote:

There you go again, needlessly complicating things, McTag.

I agree. I think there is nothing wrong with
Are all the sentences fine?

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@tanguatlay,

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I agree. I think there is nothing wrong with
Are all the sentences fine?

I don't disagree.

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@McTag,

Hi, did you want to say

-Are these sentences fine?

is not English?

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@WBYeats,

No, it's just not terribly colloquial.

You might say, "Are these sentences all okay?", and receive the reply, "Yes, they're fine."
But it's not normal, in my experience, to ask, "Are they fine?" You'd probably want to put your question in a different way, as suggested.

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@McTag,

McTag: "Nothing is improved by over-complication."

McTag: My advice is ... to be brief, and as simple as appropriate.

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But it's not normal, in my experience, to ask, "Are they fine?"

"are they fine"
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You way over complicated this by being so damn cagey, McTag, as if you had something of importance to present, when all you are doing is just being picayune.

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@JTT,

Thanks, JTT, for your effort in researching. That means I am not wrong.

"are they fine"
About 485,000 results

It seems McTag is leading me astray.

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@JTT,

If you want to present "are they fine?" as a normal expression then I believe you are doing the foreign learners a disservice.
Your lack of commonsense is a severe handicap.

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@McTag,

Yes. All that is grammatical is not normal use. By the way, I see we're back to counting google hits as a guide to useage. I shudder.

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@McTag,

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If you want to present "are they fine?" as a normal expression then I believe you are doing the foreign learners a disservice.

WB: Hi, did you want to say

-Are these sentences fine?

is not English?

McTag: No, it's just not terribly colloquial.

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It is English, as you yourself have noted. I agree that it isn't as common as other collocations. That's what you should have advised from the outset instead of playing your silly little games.

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@roger,

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By the way, I see we're back to counting google hits as a guide to useage. I shudder.

I see you are back to making pronouncements about things you haven't a clue about, Roger the dodger.

You spelled 'usage' wrong.

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