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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Which one is grammatically correct?
a.) The question is, how the hell do they explain themselves afterwards?
b.) The question is, how the hell are they going to explain themselves afterwards?
c.) The question is, how the hell will they explain themselves afterwards?
Thank you in advance!
b.) The question is, how the hell are they going to explain themselves afterwards?
c.) The question is, how the hell will they explain themselves afterwards?
Thank you in advance!
Top answer
a) No b) Yes c) Yes, but b) is more commonly used
- a) No b) Yes c) Yes, but b) is more commonly used
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Sentence 'a' would be ok only if it were a part of a story, e.g. in a book, a film or a joke. If not, we don't use present simple to express future in this situation. Best Regards.
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mdabkusSentence 'a' would be ok only if it were a part of a story, e.g. in a book, a film or a joke.I don’t agree. Examples like a. are commonly used to talk about real future situations.
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Aspara GusExamples like a. are commonly used to talk about real future situations.This speaker of BrE agrees with AG, a speaker of AmE.
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Commonly used is not the same as correct.
You wouldn't say, for example: "What do you watch at the cinema tomorrow".
You wouldn't say, for example: "What do you watch at the cinema tomorrow".
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AnonymousCommonly used is not the same as correct.Actually, the fact that examples like a. are regularly used by speakers of Standard English in fact does provide good grounds for saying it’s correct.
AnonymousYou wouldn't say, for example: "What do you watch at the cinema tomorrow".This argument is flawed. The OP’s a. ill
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