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Grammar and Linguistics > Help me please
Help me please
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Adel A
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Help me please
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He is a bad driver.He. crash. A) will. B) is going to |
30 May 2017
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Minka
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I don �t think that his being a bad driver represents circumstances from which you can assume he "is going to crash".
I think it is rather a matter of opinion and would personally use "will" as in "I think he will crash." However, someone might argue that his bad driving skills are so obvious, that the crash is really inevitable. Therefore, "is going to" probably isn �t impossible, but I don�t think it is the best choice here.
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30 May 2017
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FrauSue
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I agree with Minka. There seems to be an implied "I think" in your example. However, if you are in the car with him and starting to panic, then you would say, "Oh my goodness! He �s such a bad driver - we �re going to crash! Help!" It suggests immediate consequence. |
30 May 2017
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bouy0907
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In this scenario, i think i would exclude "will" as an instrument referring to the future. In fact, the sentence is about a behavior or attitude that can be a sign or an evidence. " I am going to" serve perfectly the future when it comes to an action of signs and evidence. For example: He is drunk, he is going to fall. In this sentence, being drunk is an evidence or a sign that this person may fall, and he is not planning to fall. Sheers!
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1 Jun 2017
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FrauSue
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I still think it depends on the context. If you �re just chatting about him, I would use "will" - He �s such a bad driver that I assume he will crash one day. If you �re in the car or watching him drive, I would use "going to." |
2 Jun 2017
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