Perplexing sentences
A) What is the difference between the following sentences?
1. If you are an organized person, you will manage your time.
2. If you are an organized person, you manage your time.
My answer
1. The first sentence shows that I am talking to a specific person.
2. The second sentence is a fact related to organized people in general.
Am I right?
B) What is the difference between the following sentences?
1. The doctor has just said I must have an operation now.
2. The doctor has just said I have to have an operation now.
My answer
1. In the first sentence I report what the doctor has just said.
2. In the second sentence I say that it is obligatory for me to have an operation.
Am I right?
Top answer
Omar Ahmed A) What is the difference between the following sentences? 1. If you are an organized person, you will manage your time.
- Omar Ahmed A) What is the difference between the following sentences?
- 1.
- If you are an organized person, you will manage your time.
- 2.
- If you are an organized person, you manage your time.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
Omar AhmedA) What is the difference between the following sentences?
1. If you are an organized person, you will manage your time.
2. If you are an organized person, you manage your time.
My answer
1. The first sentence shows that I am talking to a specific person.
2. The second sentence is a fact related to organized people in general.
0
Related Questions