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Niue Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
• are vs. will be
Hi!
I read the following grammar question in a TOEIC book:
“130. Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year.
A. had been
B. are
C. will be
D. were
(Answer: B)” ((Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC Test, Advanced Course, 4th Edition, p. 261))
Do you agree with the above that B is the ONLY correct answer?
What about C? Isn’t there any possibility that C is correct?
I think there IS a possibility that C is correct:
For example, if it were January 15th, and you were talking an expected net sales of the year, then you would say “Net sales in the current year will be 9 percent higher than the previous year.
What do you think? Am I wrong?
Thanks in advance.
I read the following grammar question in a TOEIC book:
“130. Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year.
A. had been
B. are
C. will be
D. were
(Answer: B)” ((Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC Test, Advanced Course, 4th Edition, p. 261))
Do you agree with the above that B is the ONLY correct answer?
What about C? Isn’t there any possibility that C is correct?
I think there IS a possibility that C is correct:
For example, if it were January 15th, and you were talking an expected net sales of the year, then you would say “Net sales in the current year will be 9 percent higher than the previous year.
What do you think? Am I wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Hi, I read the following grammar question in a TOEIC book: “130. Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year. A.
- Hi, I read the following grammar question in a TOEIC book: “130.
- Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year.
- A.
- had been B.
- are C.
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Hi,
I read the following grammar question in a TOEIC book:
“130. Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year.
A. had been
B. are
C. will be
D. were
(Answer: B)” ((Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC Test, Advanced Course, 4th Edition, p. 261))
Do you agree with th
I read the following grammar question in a TOEIC book:
“130. Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year.
A. had been
B. are
C. will be
D. were
(Answer: B)” ((Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC Test, Advanced Course, 4th Edition, p. 261))
Do you agree with th
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