This morning, we shall see if weightlessness changes the way spiders weave their webs.
I read the above in Ricky Rocket by Shoo Rayner.
Please explain the use of "shall" in the above?
Shall is a modal auxiliary used to indicate future action in the first persons (I, we). Will is also possible and more common nowadays. Shall is mainly used in British English and still occurs in questions like this: Shall I open the window?
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Shall is a modal auxiliary used to indicate future action in the first persons (I, we). Will is also possible and more common nowadays. Shall is mainly used in British English and still occurs in questions like this:
Shall I open the window?
CB