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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can you omit a modal 'will' in your sentence?
Hi! I want to get some advice about omitting a modal 'will' in the sentence.
In the descriptive modern grammar, I found a few evidences, which is some native speakers of English omit a modal 'will' in a sentence which requires the modal to represent the meaning of future.
(a) I have to buy a house I(will) live in.
(b) I have to buy a house I will live in.
I have to admit that the sentence (a) 'I have to buy a house I live in' is very akward and grammatically wrong. However, when you want to say like the sentence (b), is it possible that you sometimes miss the modal 'will' like the sentence (a)?
With your own language intuition, do you think that some English speakers, those who are not that picky about traditional grammar, can use the sentences above altenately, without any intention to distinguish the meaning and aspect of each sentence?
Please, help me!
In the descriptive modern grammar, I found a few evidences, which is some native speakers of English omit a modal 'will' in a sentence which requires the modal to represent the meaning of future.
(a) I have to buy a house I
(b) I have to buy a house I will live in.
I have to admit that the sentence (a) 'I have to buy a house I live in' is very akward and grammatically wrong. However, when you want to say like the sentence (b), is it possible that you sometimes miss the modal 'will' like the sentence (a)?
With your own language intuition, do you think that some English speakers, those who are not that picky about traditional grammar, can use the sentences above altenately, without any intention to distinguish the meaning and aspect of each sentence?
Please, help me!
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Anonymous do you think that some English speakers, those who are not that picky about traditional grammar, can use the sentences above altenately, without any intention to distinguish the meaning and aspect of each sentence? No. I don't think that.
- Anonymous do you think that some English speakers, those who are not that picky about traditional grammar, can use the sentences above altenately, without any intention to distinguish the meaning and aspect of each sentence?
- No.
- I don't think that.
- If you say "I live in", it means you are living there now.
- If you say "I will live in", it means you are not living there now.
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Anonymousdo you think that some English speakers, those who are not that picky about traditional grammar, can use the sentences above altenately, without any intention to distinguish the meaning and aspect of each sentence?No. I don't think that. If you say "I live in", it means you are living there now. If you say "I will live in", it means you are not li
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