How would you suggest a sentence to someone?
Student: I wrote this sentence: XYZ. Is my sentence natural?
a) Teacher: It's OK but the normal way of expressing it would be : ABC.
b) Teacher: It's OK but the normal way of expressing it will be : ABC.
c) Teacher: It's OK but the normal way of expressing it is : ABC.
Are they all correct?
(a) and (c) are natural. (b) is not. Which you choose should depend on the level of the student, of course.
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(a) and (c) are natural.
(b) is not.
Which you choose should depend on the level of the student, of course. I'd say the simplest is (c).
eg . It's OK, but the normal way of saying it is ABC.