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Navitasan Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Can rain

Which are correct:


1) It can't rain tomorrow. The weather forecast said it will definitely be sunny.

2) Can it rain day after tomorrow?

3) It can rain day after tomorrow. Then again, it might not.


4) It couldn't rain tomorrow. The weather forecast said it will definitely be sunny.

5) Could it rain day after tomorrow?

6) It could rain day after tomorrow. Then again, it might not.


I think '2' is incorrect and the other ones are fine!


Gratefully,

Navi


  

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All of them are grammatically correct, but only 5 and 6 sound like idiomatic English to me. navitasan 1) It can't rain tomorrow. The weather forecast said it will definitely be sunny.

— CalifJim

  • All of them are grammatically correct, but only 5 and 6 sound like idiomatic English to me.
  • navitasan 1) It can't rain tomorrow.
  • The weather forecast said it will definitely be sunny.
  • Idiomatically: It won't rain tomorrow.
  • But also: It can't rain tomorrow because we've planned a picnic .
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All of them are grammatically correct, but only 5 and 6 sound like idiomatic English to me.

navitasan1) It can't rain tomorrow. The weather forecast said it will definitely be sunny.

Idiomatically: It won't rain tomorrow. ...

But also: It can't rain tomorrow because we've planned a picnic.
That is: It mustn't rain tomorrow becau

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navitasan

These sentences do not have the natural construction as written. Much of the problem is the improper use of modal words.


Which are correct:


1) It can't Won't rain tomorrow. The weather forecast said it will definitely be sunny.

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