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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is the question and answer correct?
Hi teachers,
According to this text:
The woman in front of Deborah is talking a lot. “I hope that woman is going to stop talking,” Deborah says loudly.
Is the question and answer correct?
What's Deborah's hope?
Her hope is that that woman is going to stop talking.
Thanks in advance.
According to this text:
The woman in front of Deborah is talking a lot. “I hope that woman is going to stop talking,” Deborah says loudly.
Is the question and answer correct?
What's Deborah's hope?
Her hope is that that woman is going to stop talking.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Is going to in that sentence sounds kind of funky to me. I hope that woman stops talking soon. I hope that woman will stop talking.
- Is going to in that sentence sounds kind of funky to me.
- I hope that woman stops talking soon.
- I hope that woman will stop talking.
- Her hope is that the woman stops talking soon.
- Her hope is that the woman will stop talking.
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Is going to in that sentence sounds kind of funky to me.
I hope that woman stops talking soon.
I hope that woman will stop talking.
Her hope is that the woman stops talking soon.
Her hope is that the woman will stop talking.
I hope that woman stops talking soon.
I hope that woman will stop talking.
Her hope is that the woman stops talking soon.
Her hope is that the woman will stop talking.
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Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you for your reply. Even though it may sound funky to you and strange to me, 'be going to' is used in the original sentence, isn't it? Why can you switch it to 'will'?
TS
Thank you for your reply. Even though it may sound funky to you and strange to me, 'be going to' is used in the original sentence, isn't it? Why can you switch it to 'will'?
TS
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It's just that I rarely hear I hope … be going to. Will or no auxiliary at all is much more common.
We can only hope it will work.
We can only hope it works.
I hope you will do good in college.
I hope you do good in college.
Now how do these sound to you?
We can only hope it is going to work.
I hope you are goi
We can only hope it will work.
We can only hope it works.
I hope you will do good in college.
I hope you do good in college.
Now how do these sound to you?
We can only hope it is going to work.
I hope you are goi
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Aspara GusIt's just that I rarely hear I hope … be going to. Will or no auxiliary at all is much more common.Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you for your reply. Then the original sentence should change to, 'I hope that woman will stop talking.'
Though once I've read this:
The uses of the two fo
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Aspara GusSounds good to me. I can't argue!Hi Aspara Gus,
Then both of them could be used in that sentence?
TS
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Thinking SpainWhat's Deborah's hope?If you are deliberately trying to teach the noun 'hope', then OK.
But the more idiomatic question is, "What is Deborah hoping?" or "What does Deborah hope?"
CJ
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CalifJimIf you are deliberately trying to teach the noun 'hope', then OK.Hi Jim,
Thank you for your help. Yes that's what I'm trying to teach. I wish to know if the students make the difference between the noun and the verb.
Then, are both the answer and the question correct? Could there be a shorter answer?
What's Deborah's hope? Her hope is that
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Thinking SpainWhat's Deborah's hope? Her hope is that the woman is going to stop talking.I'd just say 'the', not 'that'. Small point.
Otherwise, it seems fine for your purposes either way.
CJ
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CalifJimI'd just say 'the', not 'that'. Small point.Hi Jim,
Thank you for that 'small' point.
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