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Bob8964 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Will vs. ging to (the formal and informal style)
Hi,
Here is the anouncement sample from my book:Thank you!
The party will strat at 10.00 pm.
The book says, 'will' is used here instead of 'going to' for a formal style. Now, could you please tell me, if I want to express above anouncement in an informal style, how I should use 'going to' to rewrite it.
Thank you!
Here is the anouncement sample from my book:Thank you!
The party will strat at 10.00 pm.
The book says, 'will' is used here instead of 'going to' for a formal style. Now, could you please tell me, if I want to express above anouncement in an informal style, how I should use 'going to' to rewrite it.
Thank you!
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There are a number of future forms: The party will start at 10 pm The party'll start at 10 pm The party will be starting at 10 pm The party'll be starting at 10 pm The party is to start at 10 pm The party's to start at 10 pm The party is starting at 10 pm The party's starting at 10 pm The party starts at 10 pm The party is going to start at 10 pm The party's going to start at 10 pm The party's gonna start at 10 pm And I don't think 'going to' is the right form; it is too assertive. I have bolded the one I suggest as a less formal version of the first one in the list. Welcome to English Forums, Bob.
- There are a number of future forms: The party will start at 10 pm The party'll start at 10 pm The party will be starting at 10 pm The party'll be starting at 10 pm The party is to start at 10 pm The party's to start at 10 pm The party is starting at 10 pm The party's starting at 10 pm The party starts at 10 pm The party is going to start at 10 pm The party's going to start at 10 pm The party's gonna start at 10 pm And I don't think 'going to' is the right form; it is too assertive.
- I have bolded the one I suggest as a less formal version of the first one in the list.
- Welcome to English Forums, Bob.
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There are a number of future forms:
The party will start at 10 pm
The party'll start at 10 pm
The party will be starting at 10 pm
The party'll be starting at 10 pm
The party is to start at 10 pm
The party's to start at 10 pm
The party is starting at 10 pm
The party's starting at 10 pm
The party starts at 10 pm
The party is going to start a
The party will start at 10 pm
The party'll start at 10 pm
The party will be starting at 10 pm
The party'll be starting at 10 pm
The party is to start at 10 pm
The party's to start at 10 pm
The party is starting at 10 pm
The party's starting at 10 pm
The party starts at 10 pm
The party is going to start a
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Dear Sir,
In my previous post, I have asked whether we can use "going to" to express the following announcement:
"The party will start at 10.00 pm."
And I have got a reply, "....And I don't think 'going to' is the right form; it is too assertive." Now, if the subject of the announcement become a human, for example, "The Obama will attend the funeral for mine wor
In my previous post, I have asked whether we can use "going to" to express the following announcement:
"The party will start at 10.00 pm."
And I have got a reply, "....And I don't think 'going to' is the right form; it is too assertive." Now, if the subject of the announcement become a human, for example, "The Obama will attend the funeral for mine wor
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Hello again, Bob.
If you wish to continue a discussion already begun, then please post on the same thread so that other members can understand the development of the discussion.
Your further example would probably not use 'be going to', since newspaper articles (1) tend to express future events and simple future statements (the 'will' future) and (2) tend to be succinct.
If you wish to continue a discussion already begun, then please post on the same thread so that other members can understand the development of the discussion.
Your further example would probably not use 'be going to', since newspaper articles (1) tend to express future events and simple future statements (the 'will' future) and (2) tend to be succinct.
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