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Dumpling Posted 5 years ago
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One day, a phrase emerged in my mind: "And do it you will". Do sentences like that actually exist? If they do, what do they relate to more: imperative or future simple?
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Dumpling Do sentences like that actually exist? Yes. " Mom: Do it!
- Dumpling Do sentences like that actually exist?
- Yes.
- " Mom: Do it!
- Kid: But I don't want to!
- Mom: I told you to do it, and do it you will!
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DumplingDo sentences like that actually exist?
Yes. It is just an empahtic way of saying "And you will do it."
Mom: Do it!
Kid: But I don't want to!
Mom: I told you to do it, and do it you will!
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Dumplingimperative or future simple?
It's actually an inversion of the future You will do it, but putting do first makes it sound more like a command.
DumplingDo sentences like that actually exist?
Yes, but they are rare. They give a strong sense of finality to a passage of text when it is needed.
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