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English1 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Multiple choice

Arguing like that all the time, they will ....... hate each other.

1. go to

2. have to

3. get to

4. help to

I think that the correct option is the second one.

Thank you in advance.
  

Top answer

I would not say "Arguing like that all the time, they will have to hate each other". If I had to say something along those lines, it would be "Arguing like that all the time, they must hate each other".

— Mr Wordy

  • I would not say "Arguing like that all the time, they will have to hate each other".
  • If I had to say something along those lines, it would be "Arguing like that all the time, they must hate each other".
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I would not say "Arguing like that all the time, they will have to hate each other". If I had to say something along those lines, it would be "Arguing like that all the time, they must hate each other".
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Then, what about "get to"?
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#2 sound closest to the context. "They will have to hate..." = They must hate.
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english1
Then, what about "get to"?


My guess is that "get to" is the expected answer.

However, I'm not totally convinced about the logicality of "Arguing like that all the time, they will get to hate each other" (in terms of its meaning, that is -- grammatically there is no problem).

If you discover the textbook answer, pe
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dimsumexpress
#2 sound closest to the context. "They will have to hate..." = They must hate.


To me, although the underlying sense of #2 seems likeliest, the actual substitution does not result in very good English. However, I couldn't completely rule out its use by some speakers. And, as always, I guess there's the possibility that it's more
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Mr Wordy
dimsumexpress
#2 sound closest to the context. "They will have to hate..." = They must hate.


To me, although the underlying sense of #2 seems likeliest, the actual substitution does not result in very good English. However, I couldn't completely rule out its use by some speakers. And, as always, I guess there
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english1
Maybe, because this phrase is from a book for the Michigan ECPE which is an American degree.


Even so, I imagine that "get to" also works in AmE. To me, it seems the easiest thing in the world to devise questions where there's only one possible answer, beyond dispute. I find these questions where even native speakers can't figure out
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Mr WordyTo me, although the underlying sense of #2 seems likeliest, the actual substitution does not result in very good English. However, I couldn't completely rule out its use by some speakers. And, as always, I guess there's the possibility that it's more accepted in AmE.
I have to agree with you. Of the 4 answers, # 2 sounded the closest to the context, an
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None of these sound right to me, though "get to" seems more likely to me. Meaning: If they keep arguing as they are, eventually they will hate each other.

I certainly agree that it's a bad question!
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