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Grammar and Linguistics > Future Simple Question
Future Simple Question
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ueslteacher
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Future Simple Question
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What kind of usage is this?
Don �t make so much noise, you �ll wake up the baby!
How to put it in simple English? Sophia |
3 Nov 2013
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Pelletrine
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Can �t see how you can make it much simpler...
IF you make that much noise, you �ll wake up the baby! Be quiet, or the baby will wake up!
I don �t understand your question: it �s a 0 degree conditionnel to my mind ... if you do so, this will happen. Hope it helps Have a nice evening |
3 Nov 2013
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ueslteacher
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I thought zero conditionals have Present Simple in both clauses  e.g. If my dog hears noise at the door, it barks. I thought there could be a word to describe the situation like with other cases (e.g. intention, prediction, opinion, promise, etc.)
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3 Nov 2013
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mohamedthabet
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Stop making so much noise! Otherwise / or you will wake up the baby.
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3 Nov 2013
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Stellam
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Hi I think it�s a prediction |
3 Nov 2013
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Apodo
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I think of it this way:
Don �t make so much noise because the noise made by you will wake the baby.
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3 Nov 2013
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pilarmham
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You could also say:
You are going to wake up the baby.
I see no other possibility. I don �t think this structure is conditional. |
3 Nov 2013
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ueslteacher
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Predictions based on our opinions use future simple "will" Predictions based on evidence use "going to"
and here, in this particular case, which one is it? or is it a completely different usage and how can I prove it to my students on what grounds "will" is used here?
Edit: yes, Maria, I thought so too, but the key had "will"
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3 Nov 2013
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pilarmham
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That �s it, a prediction in every sense.
Edit: I remember that example from a grammar book (probably Michael Swan�s). Both possibilities are correct. |
3 Nov 2013
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ueslteacher
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thanks for the hint about M.Swan, Maria, I now think that it �s "certainty" or even a "logical deduction" So, thank you:) Sophia |
3 Nov 2013
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