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> 1 - 早く予約すればいい席が取れる。  
>  2 - 早く予約すればいい席を取る。

Can someone explain why 1 is right and 2 is wrong?
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席が取れる vs 席を取る meaning
Sentence 1 is saying "it's possible to get a good seat if you book quickly".

Sentence 2 is saying "you are currently getting a good seat if you book
quickly" which is a non sense. How can you be currently getting a seat if you
are booking a seat for the future.

Also sentence 2 sounds like it's been cut off.

The following change would make sentence 2 mean the same thing as sentence 1:

> 2 - 早く予約すればいい席を取る`ことが出来る`。

The `すれば` part introduces a conditionality. The imperative `取る` does not
sounds correct when associated with this conditionality. But turning it into a
possibility with `取れる` or `取ることが出来る` makes the sentence sound correct again.
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We can't use ば conditional when both clauses have volition of the same person.
That's probably the reason. If we translate the 2nd sentence, then it's
something like "If I will book early, I will pick a good seat" or "if you book
early, you pick a good seat". On the other hand if we use 取れる, then it's not a
volition, but possibility.

Also look at such nuances. While と conditional doesn't allow any volition at
all, we still can say "夏になると海に行く" if it happens absolutely every summer.
That's because habitual represent a state. In a similar way actions of other
people are outside of our control, thus we can have 2 actions in ば sentence
when both are done by different people.
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