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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

will in before-clause

0Teenagers sometimes listen to their friends before they01b00 will02b00 listen to their parents.02br
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0I don't like it. I suspect you're thinking either--02br
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01font00Teenagers sometimes listen to their friends before they01b00 02b00listen to their parents.02font02br
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00or,02br
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01font00Teenagers sometimes will listen to their friends bef
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0Hi,02br
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00What is the difference between the three? I feel the difference between the first two, but how different is the third than the others?02br
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00Sorry I'm barging in, but I wanted to know it.02br
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00Many thanks, Davkett.02br
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0Hi,02br
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00In these sentences, the present tense version states it as a fact, but the use of 'will' stresses more the volitional nature of what teenagers do.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Woud you use "will" in the other time adverbial clause provided "will" is used in the main clause, and provided both "will" mean volition?02br
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00[1] John, Marty's direct report, only will follow his directions to call their clients to attract more attention after Marty himself will call them.02br
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00[2] Sue will
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00I'd say it this way.02br
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01font001] John, Marty's direct report, will only follow his directions to call their clients if Marty himself is willing to call them.02font02br
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01font00[2] Sue will look into the matter seriously only if her husband will d
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0I'm trying to see when you can use 'will' meaning 'be willing to,' and when not in the time clauses. Looking at [2] and [3], you could use 'will' for 'be willing to' with 'if' and 'when,' and it would be better to use 'be willing to' looking at [1]. What do you think?02br
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01font00[1] John, Marty's direct report, only will follow his directions to call their clients to attract more attention after Marty himself will call them.02font02br
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01font00[2] Sue will looks into the matter seiously only while her husband will do the same.02font
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If the sentence said, “Teenagers will listen to their friends before…” then the sentence would have to be “…before they listen to their parents.”
However, the first part of the sentence on p. 57 has no “will”. The “will” is in the second half of the sentence.
“Will” here is not being used to talk about the future, it is being used to talk about people's habits or characteristics (see Mic

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