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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Will you be coming...(request)

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00To distinguish between a request and an invitation is it correct to say ?02br
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00- Will you be coming to the party tonight? (request) (instead of "Will you come to the party tonight?")02br
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0 I thought future continuous tense, will be coming is used to express something that is almost a routine (or can be anticipated). " 0-

— Awence

  • 0 I thought future continuous tense, will be coming is used to express something that is almost a routine (or can be anticipated).
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0 I thought future continuous tense, will be coming is used to express something that is almost a routine (or can be anticipated). How about, " Would you?" 0-
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0 I would say one of these:02br
01i00Are you coming tonight?02br
00Will you come tonight?02br
00Are you gonna come tonight?02i02br
00But not the one with the future continuous... "Will you be coming tonight?" Maybe it's just me though. I can't be sure.050010id1
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0I don't see a great deal of difference between a request and an invitation -- none that could be communicated entirely by a modal verb, at least. The difference seems to lie in what you expect the addressee to do.02br
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00Request:02br
01i00[Can/Could] you please come to my party tonight? I need someone to help me set up the sound system.02i0
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0Perhaps JiE meant a request for information? Can I expect you, versus Would you like to come?0-
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