The use of 'will'
Sometime ago AS talked about it but honestly I've forgotten it now.
First what does the sentence mean and what's the role of 'will' here please?
Will all personal please evacuate the building.
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Will all personnel please evacuate the building. This has the form of a closed interrogative, but it's not asking a question, not inviting an answer. Instead, it is being issued as a directive , where the speaker is instructing everyone to evacuate the building.
- Will all personnel please evacuate the building.
- This has the form of a closed interrogative, but it's not asking a question, not inviting an answer.
- Instead, it is being issued as a directive , where the speaker is instructing everyone to evacuate the building.
- Notice that the sentence is not terminated with a question mark as it would be if it were asking a question, cf.
- Will all personnel be attending the meeting?
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Will all personnel please evacuate the building.
This has the form of a closed interrogative, but it's not asking a question, not inviting an answer. Instead, it is being issued as a directive, where the speaker is instructing everyone to evacuate the building.
Notice that the sentence is not terminated with a question mark as it would be if it were aski
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