We kick off a concert, which is something we never thought we would do.Question in details. Thanksšš
Why use to would and is there omit related to relative clause following something and thought? In the sentence just above, how would I decide whether to place 'following' to refer omit; should it used just after omit or clause?
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First off, respectfully, there is no such thing as "to would" in English. In "never thought we would" we are dealing with something called "the sequence of tenses". If this is new to you, the concept, at least at this point, may be a bit too complicated to explain. But I'll try. In sequence of tenses there is something called Principal Clause and then something called Subordinate Clause. In your example "we never thought" is the Principal Clause and "we would do" is Subordinate Clause. Principal Clause, as the name itself suggests, is the "principal" part, i.e. what determines what Subordinate Clause will look like. In your case, the Principal Clause "we never thought" is in the past and thereby consequently dictates that the Subordinate Clause must "go back" one step to the past. Hence "we would do". If Principal Clause were in the present, i.e. "we never think", the Subordinate Clause would be "we will do". As for the omission, feel free to book my lesson for more. No space left :)
Kick off is an informal phrasal verb that means to start an event, specially an activity in a particular way. In the context of concert kick off means to start the concert".
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