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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Verb/auxiliary deletion

A : Who might be going to the cinema on Sunday?

B : John might on Saturday.

Can I also say in B:

1. John might be(meaning He might be going to the cinema on Sunday).

2. John might be on Saturday(intended to mean the same as B).

Is there any other deletion or addition that can take place?
  

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It depends somewhat on outer context (how the conversation has been running before these remarks) The 3 B1s are in order of likelihood. A : Who might be going to the cinema on Sunday? B1a: John might be going on Saturday.

— Mister Micawber

  • It depends somewhat on outer context (how the conversation has been running before these remarks) The 3 B1s are in order of likelihood.
  • A : Who might be going to the cinema on Sunday?
  • B1a: John might be going on Saturday.
  • B1b.
  • John might be on Saturday B1c : John might on Saturday.
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It depends somewhat on outer context (how the conversation has been running before these remarks) The 3 B1s are in order of likelihood.

A : Who might be going to the cinema on Sunday?

B1a: John might be going on Saturday.

B1b. John might be on Saturday

B1c : John might on Saturday.

B2. John might be. (meaning He might be going to the cinema on Sunda
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There is no more outer context....
Mister MicawberIt depends somewhat on outer context (how the conversation has been running before these remarks) The 3 B1s are in order of likelihood.

B1s means B1c? or?

And could you please explain what B1s are in order of likelihood means?
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The 3 B1s are in order of decreasing likelihood of being used.
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