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Omar Ahmed Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

a puzzling question

. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d.
The weather report says it ________ cloudy all day.
a) will be b) going to be c) is d) is being
I think the correct answer is (b) as this is a prediction based on an evidence, but my friend says the correct answer is (a). What is the correct answer, please?
  

Top answer

essam gaweesh (b) That would result in "says it going to be", but the correct form is "says it is going to be". Could choice b be wrong as written? Maybe it was typed incorrectly, and it should have been b) is going to be .

  • essam gaweesh (b) That would result in "says it going to be", but the correct form is "says it is going to be".
  • Could choice b be wrong as written?
  • Maybe it was typed incorrectly, and it should have been b) is going to be .
  • essam gaweesh a prediction based on an evidence Your reasoning is correct, but as I say, there might be a problem with the question.
  • In any case, as it stands, the only correct answer is a .
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essam gaweesh(b)
That would result in "says it going to be", but the correct form is "says it is going to be".

Could choice b be wrong as written? Maybe it was typed incorrectly, and it should have been b) is going to be.
essam gaweesh
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Your friend is correct.

'is going to be' would also be correct.
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The second choice (b) is originally "is going to", but I forgot the word "is"
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essam gaweeshThe second choice (b) is originally "is going to", but I forgot the word "is"
In that case, I'd say that, even though there's nothing wrong with (a), (b) is the better answer.

CJ

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