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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Tense question
Which are correct:
1) I hope you won't be offended that he speaks frankly.
2) I hope you won't be offended that he is speaking frankly.
3) I hope you won't be offended that he will speak frankly.
4) I hope you won't be offended that he is going to frankly.
Does '1' mean that he always speaks frankly?
Which could be used if he is going to speak frankly with 'you' tomorrow, but does not necessarily always speak frankly?
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) I hope you won't be offended that he speaks frankly.
2) I hope you won't be offended that he is speaking frankly.
3) I hope you won't be offended that he will speak frankly.
4) I hope you won't be offended that he is going to frankly.
Does '1' mean that he always speaks frankly?
Which could be used if he is going to speak frankly with 'you' tomorrow, but does not necessarily always speak frankly?
Gratefully,
Navi.
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1. Correct (means generally speaks frankly). 2.
- 1.
- Correct (means generally speaks frankly).
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- Correct (a little unusual, tense-wise).
- 3.
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1. Correct (means generally speaks frankly).
2. Correct (a little unusual, tense-wise).
3. Correct (means he intends to speak frankly).
4. Incorrect: “I hope you won’t be offended that he is going to speak frankly.”
Both 3 and 4 could imply he does not necessarily do so always.
2. Correct (a little unusual, tense-wise).
3. Correct (means he intends to speak frankly).
4. Incorrect: “I hope you won’t be offended that he is going to speak frankly.”
Both 3 and 4 could imply he does not necessarily do so always.
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Thank you very much, Wilpeter,
How about these
1) You are going to meet my brother this afternoon. I hope you will not be offended because he speaks frankly.
2) You are going to meet my brother this afternoon. I hope you will not be offended because he is speaking frankly.
How about these
1) You are going to meet my brother this afternoon. I hope you will not be offended because he speaks frankly.
2) You are going to meet my brother this afternoon. I hope you will not be offended because he is speaking frankly.
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1) Grammatically it requires the comma before ‘because’; but it does not alter the emphasis. It means that he habitually speaks frankly.
2) Needs the comma also. Rather weak/awkward use of present continuous. You are predicting that he will speak frankly— but not necessarily by habit.
3) Comma needed again. Predicting that he will speak frankly – but not necessarily by habit.
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2) Needs the comma also. Rather weak/awkward use of present continuous. You are predicting that he will speak frankly— but not necessarily by habit.
3) Comma needed again. Predicting that he will speak frankly – but not necessarily by habit.
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