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"If these same situations would be held by people unable to change their behaviour in order to solve or to handle them the consequences would be catastrophic."

I know that usually the word "would" is not accepted in the protasis of the third conditional, but is there any possibility that this sentence is actually correct?

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  • In that sentence, are you questioning the first would, the second, or both? I think it's fine—although it's probably more common to use should in the first instance. I also have no idea what you mean by saying that (usually) would "is not accepted." Who says that? – Jason Bassford Sep 26 '19 at 04:20

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I'm not a professional at this, but here's my opinion. I think the word "would" is correct, but I think there would be a comma after "handle them":

"If these same situations would be held by people unable to change their behavior in order to solve or to handle them[,] the consequences would be catastrophic."

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