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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Plane
I know the correct way to say this is:
Our plane is boarding in a few minutes. But Can I say this:
Our plane boards in a few minutes.
Thanks!
Our plane is boarding in a few minutes. But Can I say this:
Our plane boards in a few minutes.
Thanks!
Top answer
Yes. Also Our plane will [board / be boarding] in a few minutes.
- Yes.
- Also Our plane will [board / be boarding] in a few minutes.
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But doesn't our plane boards in a few minutes sound like our plane is boarding something...
Plus I checked the dictionary for boards and there's no meaning that would make this sentence grammatically correct.
Please verify. Thank you.
Plus I checked the dictionary for boards and there's no meaning that would make this sentence grammatically correct.
Please verify. Thank you.
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Boards is just another form of the verb. Its meaning doesn’t change. Check another dictionary.
PreciousJones... there's no meaning that would make this sentence grammatically correct.That is not a matter of grammatical correctness.
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PreciousJonesPlus I checked the dictionary for boards and there's no meaning that would make this sentence grammatically correct.See definition 1a http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/board_33.
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fivejedjon PreciousJonesPlus I checked the dictionary for boards and there's no meaning that would make this sentence grammatically correct.See definition 1a here .Thank you.
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