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Vidreneh Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

What does it mean?

1- What does "will" mean in the sentence below?

2-at the end of the sentence, can we say "with themselves" instead of the "with them" ?

"Will passenger in rows 12 to 20 please board first.Passengers are reminded to keep their hand luggage with them at all times."

  

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Vidreneh 1- What does "will" mean in the sentence below? It has no separate meaning of its own. It is a way of avoiding the imperative form — the verb form that gives a command.

  • Vidreneh 1- What does "will" mean in the sentence below?
  • It has no separate meaning of its own.
  • It is a way of avoiding the imperative form — the verb form that gives a command.
  • And it's used with "please".
  • Thus, sentence 2 below is more polite than sentence 1.
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Vidreneh1- What does "will" mean in the sentence below?

It has no separate meaning of its own. It is a way of avoiding the imperative form — the verb form that gives a command. And it's used with "please". Thus, sentence 2 below is more polite than sentence 1.

1) Leave the room.
2) Will you please leave the room?

Vidreneh

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