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Ansonguy Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
[more to join] or [more joining]
(1) There will be more people to join our chess club soon.
(2) There will be more people joining our chess club soon.
My non-native English speaking friends think both are correct.
I don't understand why. Please help me. Thank you very much.
Top answer
ansonguy (1) There will be more people to join our chess club soon. This one suggests There will be more people available to join our chess club at some time in the future. ansonguy (2) There will be more people joining our chess club soon.
- ansonguy (1) There will be more people to join our chess club soon.
- This one suggests There will be more people available to join our chess club at some time in the future.
- ansonguy (2) There will be more people joining our chess club soon.
- This one suggests More people will be coming our chess club soon; in fact, they are already on their way here.
- CJ
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ansonguy(1) There will be more people to join our chess club soon.
This one suggests
There will be more people available to join our chess club at some time in the future.
ansonguy(2) There will be more people joining our chess club soon.
This one suggests
More people will be coming our chess
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