Adverb of time

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1) A lot of trouble are waiting for us down the road.

2) A lot of troubles are waiting for us ahead.

3) A lot of troubles are waiting for us down the line.

3) A lot of troubles are waiting for us in front.

Which one is correct? In the above context, Are the phrasse ( down the road, down the line, ahead, in front) synonym to " in the near future"? what is the opposite of " in the near future" ? is it " in the far future'?

Thank alot for your time and effort.

Cwtch · Accepted Answer

1) A lot of trouble are waiting for us down the road. Beware of subject verb agreeent. 'A lot of troubles are'...or 'A lot of trouble is'... Although this is not incorrect, I wouldn't say it. I might say, "This will cause us problems down the road."

2) A lot of troubles are waiting for us ahead. No. 'Ahead' in this sense reads as a physical direction and not time. I can see where it could possibly work but we would never phrase it this way.

3) A lot of troubles are waiting for us down the line. I see this as OK but I don't think I would ever phrase it that way.

4) A lot of troubles are waiting for us in front. No, never...Well, perhaps if you have a big angry guy right in front of you. LOL

I am more likely to say, "We're in store for a lot of trouble."

Or, "This is going to cause us trouble." In this case you don't need to qualify the future because the verb takes care of that.

Which one is correct? In the above context, Are the phrasse ( down the road, down the line, ahead, in front) synonym to " in the near future"? No, they don't have to be the near future. As a matter of fact, it is more likely to be the distant future. By saying "down the road, you are implying time...Otherwise, it would be, "We have trouble on the next block...Also a joke. We don't say that.

what is the opposite of " in the near future" ? is it " in the far future'? No, the opposite would be the recent past! If we are referring to the "far future", we will say, "distant future."

Anonymous · Answer

I would say "For us, there will be many troubles ahead" as it makes much more sense than those four sentences. None of them are well formed sentences.

Mister Micawber · Answer

#2 and #3 are quite well-formed.  Yours suggests that no one else will have future troubles.

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