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Inoshishi Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Time related word order
0 In grading tests, the official 'correct' answers with the textbook have deemed these two sentences incorrect. Your thoughts please. 02 br
00 "What will you do tomorrow if it's fine?" 02 br
00 ""I will go shopping tomorrow with my brother." 02 br
00 (NB: These sentences ocurred independently on separate test papers they are not a question and answer from the same test.) 02 br
00 The 'correct' answers in both cases demand that "tomorrow" comes at the end of the sentence. While I agree that this structure would be more conventional in common spoken English, I'm not convinced that the above sentences are grammatically incorrect. Opinions please. 0-
00 "What will you do tomorrow if it's fine?" 02 br
00 ""I will go shopping tomorrow with my brother." 02 br
00 (NB: These sentences ocurred independently on separate test papers they are not a question and answer from the same test.) 02 br
00 The 'correct' answers in both cases demand that "tomorrow" comes at the end of the sentence. While I agree that this structure would be more conventional in common spoken English, I'm not convinced that the above sentences are grammatically incorrect. Opinions please. 0-
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0 Welcome to English Forums, inoshishi! 02 br 02 br 00 Your question took an interesting and surprising turn at the end because I thought you were leading up to a question about the use of "will" vs. "going to"!
- 0 Welcome to English Forums, inoshishi!
- 02 br 02 br 00 Your question took an interesting and surprising turn at the end because I thought you were leading up to a question about the use of "will" vs.
- "going to"!
- 02 br 02 br 00 Perhaps "tomorrow" is slightly better in sentence-final position, but the difference is miniscule.
- * 02 br 00 What are you going to do if the weather is good tomorrow?
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0 Welcome to English Forums, inoshishi! 02 br
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00 Your question took an interesting and surprising turn at the end because I thought you were leading up to a question about the use of "will" vs. "going to"! 02 br
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00 Perhaps "tomorrow" is slightly better in sentence-final position, but the difference is miniscule. I would put "tomorrow" in either of t
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00 Your question took an interesting and surprising turn at the end because I thought you were leading up to a question about the use of "will" vs. "going to"! 02 br
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00 Perhaps "tomorrow" is slightly better in sentence-final position, but the difference is miniscule. I would put "tomorrow" in either of t
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0 CalifJim, 02 br
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00 How about the sentence, "I am flying to New York tomorrow with Cathay Pacific."? Should the "tomorrow" be put at the end of the sentence too? Thanks. 0-
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00 How about the sentence, "I am flying to New York tomorrow with Cathay Pacific."? Should the "tomorrow" be put at the end of the sentence too? Thanks. 0-
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0 Thanks Jim. So there is no grammatical rule governing the placement of a time phrase in sentences like these, it's purely a matter of style/taste. This is what I felt too. 02 br
00 Re: will.../be going to... these tests were written by second and third grade Japanese JHS kids. They are taught both sentence patterns together as having the meaning of an intended future action. You're r
00 Re: will.../be going to... these tests were written by second and third grade Japanese JHS kids. They are taught both sentence patterns together as having the meaning of an intended future action. You're r
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0 Hello 02 br
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00 I don't think "usual" means "correct" but "Longman English Grammar" by L.G. Alexander (1988) says: 02 br
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01 00 The most 01 i 00 usual 02 i 00 position of time adverbs is at the very end of a sentence. 02 br
00 "We checked in at the hotel on Monday/yesterday." 02 br
00 When th
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00 I don't think "usual" means "correct" but "Longman English Grammar" by L.G. Alexander (1988) says: 02 br
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00 "We checked in at the hotel on Monday/yesterday." 02 br
00 When th
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0 Using "tomorrow" in the middle of the sentence and at the end of a sentence may make a change in its intended meaning. e.g. 02 br
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00 a) What are you going to do about it if he decides to come tomorrow? 02 br
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00 b) What are you going to do about it tomorrow if he decides to come? 02 br
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00 'a' may imply "what are you going to d
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00 a) What are you going to do about it if he decides to come tomorrow? 02 br
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00 b) What are you going to do about it tomorrow if he decides to come? 02 br
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00 'a' may imply "what are you going to d
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