Perplexing sentences
Choose the correct answer:
1. People ........in houses under water in twenty years' time.
a) may be living b) may have lived
2. Finish the reports today or you .....your job.
a) will lose b) are going to lose
My answers:
1. A & B are OK
2. A & B are OK
Top answer
ll four are correct grammar. However, 1B is not such a good choice in terms of meaning. 1.
- ll four are correct grammar.
- However, 1B is not such a good choice in terms of meaning.
- 1.
- People may have lived in houses under water in twenty years' time.
- This means that in 20 years' time they will have tried living in houses under water but will no longer be doing it.
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ll four are correct grammar.
However, 1B is not such a good choice in terms of meaning.
1. People may have lived in houses under water in twenty years' time.
This means that in 20 years' time they will have tried living in houses under water but will no longer be doing it. You'd need more context to justify this meaning.
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