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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Use of "won't"

Hi

Could you please shed some light on the use of won't in this sentence?

[servant trying to feed a three-year-old child. The child pushes/jerks away the spoon each time.]

Sir, Shane won't eat.


Shouldn't it be "Shane is not eating; there is no future involved in the situation"?

Thanks,

Tom

PS: pushes away the spoon/jerks away the spoon -- both natural expression in this situation?
  

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"Shane won't eat" is fine. The servant thinks that the child will (also) not eat (in the future) because all his attempts to get the child to eat in the present have failed.

— Elexya

  • "Shane won't eat" is fine.
  • The servant thinks that the child will (also) not eat (in the future) because all his attempts to get the child to eat in the present have failed.
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"Shane won't eat" is fine. The servant thinks that the child will (also) not eat (in the future) because all his attempts to get the child to eat in the present have failed.
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"Shane won't eat" has nothing to do with the future in this context. It means "Shane is unwilling to eat".
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