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Sarah2013 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
will be keeping VS will keep?
I'was studying about "watchful" and I found a example sentence on the online dictionary. But I can't understand what is different the meaning of the two following sentences. Could you help me guys?
[Question 1]
1) I will be keeping very watchful eyes on the car during my commute.
2) I will keep very watchful eyes on the car during my commute.
[Questions 2]
Deos the sentence mean that I will be very watchful while I am driving or I will be very watchful about cars while I am crossing the street at a cross walk?
[Question 1]
1) I will be keeping very watchful eyes on the car during my commute.
2) I will keep very watchful eyes on the car during my commute.
[Questions 2]
Deos the sentence mean that I will be very watchful while I am driving or I will be very watchful about cars while I am crossing the street at a cross walk?
Top answer
Which online dictionary supplied such odd example sentences? There is no real difference in meaning between I will keep and I will be keeping in this type of sentence, but the overall meaning of these two is unclear. They appear to be indicating the intention to pay close attention to a particular car, either the one the speaker will be driving, or perhaps one that the speaker intends to follow.
- Which online dictionary supplied such odd example sentences?
- There is no real difference in meaning between I will keep and I will be keeping in this type of sentence, but the overall meaning of these two is unclear.
- They appear to be indicating the intention to pay close attention to a particular car, either the one the speaker will be driving, or perhaps one that the speaker intends to follow.
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Which online dictionary supplied such odd example sentences?
There is no real difference in meaning between I will keep and I will be keeping in this type of sentence, but the overall meaning of these two is unclear. They appear to be indicating the intention to pay close attention to a particular car, either the one the speaker will be driving, or perhaps one that
There is no real difference in meaning between I will keep and I will be keeping in this type of sentence, but the overall meaning of these two is unclear. They appear to be indicating the intention to pay close attention to a particular car, either the one the speaker will be driving, or perhaps one that
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The expression is "to keep a watchful eye on something". You don't keep watchful eyes on it. Of course, eyes can be watchful outside that expression, but "keep" forces "eye".
If I change your two sentences to use the correct idiom, they become:
1) I will be keeping a very watchful eye on the car during my commute.
2) I will keep a very watchful eye on the car during my commut
If I change your two sentences to use the correct idiom, they become:
1) I will be keeping a very watchful eye on the car during my commute.
2) I will keep a very watchful eye on the car during my commut
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Thanks for your help
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