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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Perplexing sentences

Find the mistakes in the following sentences:

1. Tomorrow is Mr. Ash's birthday. He is going to be 56.

2. Shall you bring me a glass of water, please?

3. I met a clever Egyptian woman.

My answer:

1. Tomorrow is Mr. Ash's birthday. He will be 56.

2. Will you bring me a glass of water, please?

3. I met a clever, Egyptian woman.

  

Top answer

Tomorrow is Mr. Ash's birthday. He is going to be 56 .

— Clive

  • Tomorrow is Mr.
  • Ash's birthday.
  • He is going to be 56 .
  • I think you'd have trouble convincing native speakers of English that this is a mistake.
  • It's not!
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Tomorrow is Mr. Ash's birthday. He is going to be 56.

I think you'd have trouble convincing native speakers of English that this is a mistake.

It's not!

Clive

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Omar Ahmed1. Tomorrow is Mr. Ash's birthday. He is going to be 56.

There is nothing wrong with "going to be", but "will be" is good.

Omar Ahmed2. Shall you bring me a glass of water, please?

Right. "Shall" is wrong.

Omar Ahmed3. I met a clever Egyptian woman.

There is no e

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