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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'Will' in 'That' Dependent Clause

Is it grammatically correct to have 'will' or 'would' in a 'that' dependent clause?

For example:

The contestant that will leave tonight will still take home a consolation prize.
The check that he would receive was equivalent to his two months' salary.

On the side, which of the following is correct for above?

two-month salary
two months salary
two month's salary
two months' salary

Thank you.
  

Top answer

In addition, can we use 'will' in the following example? He plays well the advantage of which is that he will have a great chance of becoming a professional.

— Anonymous

  • In addition, can we use 'will' in the following example?
  • He plays well the advantage of which is that he will have a great chance of becoming a professional.
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In addition, can we use 'will' in the following example?

He plays well the advantage of which is that he will have a great chance of becoming a professional.
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AnonymousIs it grammatically correct to have 'will' or 'would' in a 'that' dependent clause? For example:

The contestant that will leave tonight will still take home a consolation prize.
The check that he would receive was equivalent to his two months' salary.
Yes, but the former would be crisper if recast as 'Th
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AnonymousIs it grammatically correct to have 'will' or 'would' in a 'that' dependent clause?
Yes. There is no grammatical restriction regarding which tense you can use in such a clause. Considerations of style may enter into your choice of tense, of course.

CJ
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Thanks, BillJ and CJ, for your helpful responses. I see there are no restriction and it just depends on choice of style by the writer or speaker. However, as BillJ have mentioned, the present tense for future clauses is crisper, and common to native speakers, I think.
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