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Anglista2008 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Will have been or will be... ?

Howdy,

Is my sentence correct?


Well, if an Estionian is going to pick strawberries in Finland, then most probably half of them will have been eaten even before they get to a basket Emotion: smile

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That is a correct use of the future perfect. However, a picky little point. I prefer not to use "before" in this case, because the berries never get there, as compared to "I will have crossed ten streets before I get to the hotel".

— Philip

  • That is a correct use of the future perfect.
  • However, a picky little point.
  • I prefer not to use "before" in this case, because the berries never get there, as compared to "I will have crossed ten streets before I get to the hotel".
  • Alt: most probably half of them will have been eaten without even getting to a basket.
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That is a correct use of the future perfect.

However, a picky little point. I prefer not to use "before" in this case, because the berries never get there, as compared to "I will have crossed ten streets before I get to the hotel".

Alt: most probably half of them will have been eaten without even getting to a basket.

[Does this sound better to anyone else?]
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Philip:
I like "before" - it emphaizes the idea that they are on their way to the basket, and are intercepted.

The sentence is grammatically, but probably not politically correct.
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