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Kartik Raj Kanna Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Will or shall

Hello, could you please tell me the context of usage for Will and Shall ?

Thank You

KRK
  

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The traditional rule in standard English is that shall is used with first person pronouns ( I and we) to form the future tense, while will is used with second and third persons ( you, he, she, it, they): : I shall be late;: she will not be there. When expressing a strong determination to do something, the traditional rule is that will is used with the first person, and shall with the second and third persons: : I will not tolerate this;: you shall go to school. In practice, however, shall and will are today used more or less interchangeably in statements (although not in questions).

— JohnParis

  • The traditional rule in standard English is that shall is used with first person pronouns ( I and we) to form the future tense, while will is used with second and third persons ( you, he, she, it, they): : I shall be late;: she will not be there.
  • When expressing a strong determination to do something, the traditional rule is that will is used with the first person, and shall with the second and third persons: : I will not tolerate this;: you shall go to school.
  • In practice, however, shall and will are today used more or less interchangeably in statements (although not in questions).
  • ), there is often no need to make a choice between shall and will, another factor no doubt instrumental in weakening the distinction.
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The traditional rule in standard English is that shall is used with first person pronouns ( I and we) to form the future tense, while will is used with second and third persons ( you, he, she, it, they): : I shall be late;: she will not be there. When expressing a strong determination to do something, the traditional rule is that will is used with the first person, and shall with the second and th
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Thank You. John Paris.

Well, I am writing a story and is it okay if I use the words shall and will as I wish ?? Well, you know, grammar is very important and proper usage is usually encouraged and accepted than those texts with poor grammar.

Thank You

KRK
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First of all, you have to respect the definition I gave you above.

Shall and will ARE NOT always interchangeable.

'Shall I close the door' does not mean the same thing as 'will I close the door'.

If you still do not understand, simply Google the phrase 'difference between shall and will'. Thousands of explanations will pop up.
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Okay I got you. Thanks for the idea

KRK
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Kartik Raj KannaHello, could you please tell me the context of usage for Will and Shall ?
You will do quite well if you never use shall. There are extremely few cases where shall is used anymore. It's quite old-fashioned. Use it only in first-person offers or suggestions phrased as questions: "Shall I close the blinds?" "Shall we leave now?"
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Kartik Raj KannaWell, you know, grammar is very important and proper usage is usually encouraged and accepted than those texts with poor grammar.
Exactly. That's why, if you're not sure of yourself, don't try to use shall. You may make a mistake trying to follow all those old-fashioned rules. Better to be safe and use only will (except as not
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Thank You CJ. Lemme just read about this topic in other threads. If I have a doubt, can I post it here?

Thanks,

KRK
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Kartik Raj KannaIf I have a doubt, can I post it here?
Of course. That would be preferable to adding more posts to those old threads.

CJ
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