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Vsuresh Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Verb tenses

HI

Please help me with this sentence.

We don’t yet know whom it will be, but eventually either my brother or I are going to take over the family business.

A) either my brother or I are going to take over the family business
B) either my brother nor I are going to take over the family business
C) either my brother or I will be going to take over the family business
D) either my brother or I taking over the family business
E) either my brother or I am going to take over the family business

The answer given in the book is E. However, I think one of the answer choices should have been "...either my brother or I will be taking over the family business' because E which has present progressive does not seem to be natural against simple future—whom it will be.

Please give your views.

  

Top answer

" Further more, "are going to" is better expressed as "will": Either I or my brother will take over the family business. so I'm confused. No news there.

— Jack Dammit

  • " Further more, "are going to" is better expressed as "will": Either I or my brother will take over the family business.
  • so I'm confused.
  • No news there.
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This is confusing because E, if correct, should read, "either my brother or I are going to take over the family business."

Further more, "are going to" is better expressed as "will":

Either I or my brother will take over the family business.

... so I'm confused. No news there.

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vsureshI think one of the answer choices should have been "...either my brother or I will be taking over the family business'

Right, I agree. But in the absence of that, "E" is the best choice because the verb agrees with the nearest pronoun. It sounds terrible, though, because English is not very good at this sort of thing. Your version is better.

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