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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Sentence structure

Hi Everyone,

Question 2 for today:

How would you explain the structure of the following sentence?

'Sue will have been in the mountains for a week come next Saturday.'

Is this just a pure 'simple present' being used to describe a future event?

Thanks
CC... Emotion: it wasnt me
  

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Cup cake Is this just a pure 'simple present' being used to describe a future event? No, it is an idiomatic expression (an old formulaic subjunctive). COME 19.

— Mister Micawber

  • Cup cake Is this just a pure 'simple present' being used to describe a future event?
  • No, it is an idiomatic expression (an old formulaic subjunctive).
  • COME 19.
  • (subjunctive use) when (a specified time or event has arrived or begun): she'll be sixteen come Sunday, come the revolution, you'll be the first to go
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Cup cakeIs this just a pure 'simple present' being used to describe a future event?
No, it is an idiomatic expression (an old formulaic subjunctive).

COME

19. (subjunctive use) when (a specified time or event has arrived or begun): she'll be sixteen come Sunday, come the revolution, you'll be the first to go
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Thanks Mr. M. Emotion: paradise

I had a suspicion it might've been subjunctive, but wasn't sure.
I don't know enough about subjun
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Cup cakeit's something I will look over when I get the time.
Save it for last: it's a dying mood.
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