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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

if-clause (future)

01. 01i00If you study in a foreign country02i00, what do you need to do?02br
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002. 01i00If you are going to study in a foreign country02i00, what do you need to do?02br
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003. 01i00If you will study in a foreign country02i00, what do you need to do?02br
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00What's the difference in meaning between the three sentences?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 101. 11i 10If you study in a foreign country12i 10, what do you need to do? 11font 10Fine, fluid sentence.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 101.
  • 11i 10If you study in a foreign country12i 10, what do you need to do?
  • 11font 10Fine, fluid sentence.
  • 12font 12br 12br 102.
  • 11i 10If you are going to study in a foreign country12i 10, what do you need to do?
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01cite10Teo12cite101. 11i10If you study in a foreign country12i10, what do you need to do? 11font10Fine, fluid sentence. 12font12br
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102. 11i10If you are going to study in a foreign country12i10, what do you need to do? 11fo
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00How about the case where futurity is explicitly stated in the if-clause like below? 02br
00Is the sentence #1 more natural even in this case?02br
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00 (1) If you leave tomorrow, I'll tell you the truth now.02br
00 (2) If you will leave tomorrow, I'll tell you the truth now.02br
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01cite10Paco200412cite10Hello 12br
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10How about the case where futurity is explicitly stated in the if-clause like below? 12br
10Is the sentence #1 more natural even in this case?12br
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10 (1) If you leave tomorrow, I'll tell you the truth now.12br
10 (2) If you
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01cite10Philip12cite11blockquote
11cite20Paco200422cite20Hello 22br
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20How about the case where futurity is explicitly stated in the if-clause like below? 22br
20Is the sentence #1 more natural even in this case?22br
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20 (1) If you leav
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01cite10Philip12cite11font10My ear prefers "If you promise to leave tomorrow, I'll tell you the truth now", just because I don't like the future in the if-clause. I've never looked for an authoritative source to back me up....and there may well not be one.12font12blockquote
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0" if clauses " ( also called adverb clause of condition) present possible condition. The main clause express results. 02br
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001. 01i00If you study in a foreign country02i00, what do you need to do? a present tense, not a future tense, is used in an 01i00if 02i00clause, even though the verb in the " if " clause may refer t
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01cite10Paco200412cite11blockquote
11cite20Philip22cite21font20My ear prefers "If you promise to leave tomorrow, I'll tell you the truth now", just because I don't like the future in the if-clause. I've never looked for an authoritative source to back me up....and there m
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0 Hello Philip02br
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00Thank you for the kind confirmation, and enjoy the visit to China!02br
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00Commonly "will" is not used in if-clauses even when the statement is about a future event. But there are some instances the use of "will" in if clauses does not sound unnatural.12br
10 [1] If you'll help us, we can finish early. [Quirk, 1985]12br
10 [2] If drugs will cure him, this drug should do the job. [Quirk, 1985]12b
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0 Thanks for the comment, CJ. It is interesting you and Philip agreed that you both don’t use #3.02br
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