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If
Subordinating conjunction
  the
Determiner
  second
2nd
Adjective
  couple
👫
Noun
  declined
Verb
the
Determiner
  third
3rd
Adjective
  couple
👫
Noun
  was
Auxiliary
  asked
Verb
.

If the second couple declined, the third couple was asked.
Words and sentences
New
if

New
the

2nd
New
second

New
declined

simple past and past participle of decline

👫
New
couple

New
was

  1. first-person singular simple past indicative of be.
  2. third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
  3. (colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
  4. second-person singular simple past indicative of be; were.
  5. (colloquial) first-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.
  6. (colloquial) third-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.

New
asked

3rd
New
third

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