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Tzitziki Posted 22 years ago
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Could anybody tell me what's the right answer to the following question?(pls explain)

Not until the wind dies down ____ allowed to set off.
a.will the ships
b.the ships are
c.the ship will be
d.will the ships be
  

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d is correct. "Not until the wind dies down" is an adverbial phrase, which modifes the main clause - "the ships will be allowed to set off". In this version of the clause, you can see that "will" is necessary because it indicates future tense.

— Rommie

  • d is correct.
  • "Not until the wind dies down" is an adverbial phrase, which modifes the main clause - "the ships will be allowed to set off".
  • In this version of the clause, you can see that "will" is necessary because it indicates future tense.
  • In your example sentence, the clause "the ships will be allowed to set off" has been re-ordered as "will the ships be allowed to set off" in order to link the adverbial phrase to the clause more smoothly.
  • Thing of this in terms of a question and answer: Q: WHEN will the ships be allowed to set off?
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d is correct.

"Not until the wind dies down" is an adverbial phrase, which modifes the main clause - "the ships will be allowed to set off". In this version of the clause, you can see that "will" is necessary because it indicates future tense. In your example sentence, the clause "the ships will be allowed to set off" has been re-ordered as "will the ships be allowed to set off" in orde
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If you are to use question word order in the main clause, there is another condition that has to be met. The adverbial clause has to be restricting or negating the meaning of the whole sentence. "Only two days earlier, the ships set off", but "Only after the wind had died down did the ships set off."

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