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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Sentence correction

) A: Can you come for a drink tonight?

B: Sorry, I’ll go to see “Hamlet” at the National Theatre.


Is saying "see" with a play syntactically appropriate?

thanks

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Hi Anon Using "see" that way is fine, but you should use something other than the "will" future in that sentence. The present continuous or the " be going to future" would be typical choices when you talk about future plans, for example: A: Can you come for a drink tonight? B: Sorry, I ’m going to see “Hamlet” at the National Theatre tonight.

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  • Hi Anon Using "see" that way is fine, but you should use something other than the "will" future in that sentence.
  • The present continuous or the " be going to future" would be typical choices when you talk about future plans, for example: A: Can you come for a drink tonight?
  • B: Sorry, I ’m going to see “Hamlet” at the National Theatre tonight.
  • B: Sorry, I ’m seeing “Hamlet” at the National Theatre tonight.
  • B: Sorry, I ’m going to go see “Hamlet” at the National Theatre tonight.
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Hi Anon

Using "see" that way is fine, but you should use something other than the "will" future in that sentence. The present continuous or the "be going to future" would be typical choices when you talk about future plans, for example:

A: Can you come for a drink tonight?
B: Sorry, I’m going to see “Hamlet” at the National Theatre tonight.

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