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Ryotaro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Will close it or will have closed it
What is the difference between following two sentences?
Why secound one is more natural in common usage?
1) They will close 34 percent of Gap stores worldwide
2) They will have closed 34 percent of Gap stores worldwide
The original article.
By 2013, the company will have just an estimated 700 of their “namesake” Gap stores, down from 1,056 in 2007—and they will have closed 34 percent of Gap stores worldwide.
Thanks,
Ryo
Why secound one is more natural in common usage?
1) They will close 34 percent of Gap stores worldwide
2) They will have closed 34 percent of Gap stores worldwide
The original article.
By 2013, the company will have just an estimated 700 of their “namesake” Gap stores, down from 1,056 in 2007—and they will have closed 34 percent of Gap stores worldwide.
Thanks,
Ryo
Top answer
Why is the second sentence more natural in common usage? Because no one, no where can fortell the future with total accuracy. Perhpas Gap will close only 650 of thier stores, leaving them with 32% (don't do the math) by the end of 2013.
- Why is the second sentence more natural in common usage?
- Because no one, no where can fortell the future with total accuracy.
- Perhpas Gap will close only 650 of thier stores, leaving them with 32% (don't do the math) by the end of 2013.
- The point is, the percentage of stores they will have closed (compared with 2007) will depend upon the number of stores they will have open in 2013.
- Who knows?
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Why is the second sentence more natural in common usage?
Because no one, no where can fortell the future with total accuracy. Perhpas Gap will close only 650 of thier stores, leaving them with 32% (don't do the math) by the end of 2013.
The point is, the percentage of stores they w
Because no one, no where can fortell the future with total accuracy. Perhpas Gap will close only 650 of thier stores, leaving them with 32% (don't do the math) by the end of 2013.
The point is, the percentage of stores they w
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The first sentence is a prediction.
The writer's viewpoint is NOW and her predicts that Gap witll close 34 stores
The second sentence is, in fact, incomplete, or follows on from another fact.
It, also, is a predictions but is linked to a time, the completion date, of a planned action.
Example:
By the end of 2015, (this is the concluding date of some pl
The writer's viewpoint is NOW and her predicts that Gap witll close 34 stores
The second sentence is, in fact, incomplete, or follows on from another fact.
It, also, is a predictions but is linked to a time, the completion date, of a planned action.
Example:
By the end of 2015, (this is the concluding date of some pl
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ryotaro1) They will close 34 percent of Gap stores worldwideYou left out the by-phrase, which is the most important part of why they used will have.
2) They will have closed 34 percent of Gap stores worldwide
By 2013 they will have closed 34% of the stores says something like
They will close some in 2011 an
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