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Mack&Mack Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
will miss & will be missing ....might go & might be going.
Hi, all who are working hard here. I really appreciate all the effort you put in.
I'll ask point-blank. I have two questions.
As to first one, I simply use "I will miss you", "I might go" as an ESL student. However, I feel like the sentences like "I'll be missing you", "I' might be going" are used more often than not.
Are they kind of same? Otherwise, is there any difference in meaning btw "will + Verb" and "will + be + [Verb + ing]"?
If any, could you give me a brief explanation?
Second question is about the tense agreement of "main clause" and "that clause" after it.
When I take a look at sentences like
I was told that you are going back to the US this fall.
I was told that you were going back to the US this fall.
I always got mixed up with picking one.
The two sentences above are grammartically right? If so, any difference in meaning?
Thanks a lot in advance.
I'll ask point-blank. I have two questions.
As to first one, I simply use "I will miss you", "I might go" as an ESL student. However, I feel like the sentences like "I'll be missing you", "I' might be going" are used more often than not.
Are they kind of same? Otherwise, is there any difference in meaning btw "will + Verb" and "will + be + [Verb + ing]"?
If any, could you give me a brief explanation?
Second question is about the tense agreement of "main clause" and "that clause" after it.
When I take a look at sentences like
I was told that you are going back to the US this fall.
I was told that you were going back to the US this fall.
I always got mixed up with picking one.
The two sentences above are grammartically right? If so, any difference in meaning?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Top answer
(1) GENERALLY, the 'be + -ing' form stresses the action and immediacy more, and is often used to express added interest in the topic, or extra courtesy. However, some verbs do not work well in this form, so that your 'I'll be missing you' sounds a little odd. (2) Both sentences are fine.
- (1) GENERALLY, the 'be + -ing' form stresses the action and immediacy more, and is often used to express added interest in the topic, or extra courtesy.
- However, some verbs do not work well in this form, so that your 'I'll be missing you' sounds a little odd.
- (2) Both sentences are fine.
- The one with 'are' emphasizes the currency of the return, and the fact that it is yet to come.
- The decision to return is still valid now, at the time of speaking.
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(1) GENERALLY, the 'be + -ing' form stresses the action and immediacy more, and is often used to express added interest in the topic, or extra courtesy. However, some verbs do not work well in this form, so that your 'I'll be missing you' sounds a little odd.
(2) Both sentences are fine. The one with 'are' emphasizes the currency of the return, and the fact that it is yet to c
(2) Both sentences are fine. The one with 'are' emphasizes the currency of the return, and the fact that it is yet to c
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Thanks a lot for your answer M&M. 
I know a song whose lylic goes as follows.
"Every step I take, every move I mak
I know a song whose lylic goes as follows.
"Every step I take, every move I mak
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You are M&M, I'm not! Yes, I know that Police song, too. Keep in mind, though, that lyricists have a grammar of their own, which often has little to do with English grammar.
'YES, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today!'
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uh-oh... you are not called M&M here? Sorry if I offended you. =) I hope not.
I got your point.
I'm an English teacher wanna-be who is quite old compared to others that I'm competing with. I quit my job, computer programmer, a couple of years ago and have been preparing to become a teacher of English for about one and a half years.
I really appreciate your help for me
I got your point.
I'm an English teacher wanna-be who is quite old compared to others that I'm competing with. I quit my job, computer programmer, a couple of years ago and have been preparing to become a teacher of English for about one and a half years.
I really appreciate your help for me
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I'm not offended-- I just thought you were confused. You're M&M (like the American candy), and I'm MM (like Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mouse).
Never too old to teach a language, M&M. We had a well-known TV English instructor here who was well into his eighties. I'm not quite that long in the tooth yet, but I am no spring chicken either.
Never too old to teach a language, M&M. We had a well-known TV English instructor here who was well into his eighties. I'm not quite that long in the tooth yet, but I am no spring chicken either.
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Thank you for encouraging me. Your remark really helped me a lot.
If I pass the teacher exam sometime later, I will treat you a dinner in Seoul or Japan as a token of my appreciation, MM.
If I pass the teacher exam sometime later, I will treat you a dinner in Seoul or Japan as a token of my appreciation, MM.
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