Will you come...?

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A: Will you come to our party tonight? B: ___, but I ‘ll have an important meeting.

A. I’ll come B. I’d like coming C. I’d love to D. I like it.
The answer is "C. I'd love to". Why not A. I'll come"? I choose "A" because the respondent want to make a promise. However, I think it's better if we say "Yes, but I....". Thanks

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

A: Will you come to our party tonight? B: ___, but I ‘ll have an important meeting.

It's not at all natural here to say I'll have. The natural wording is I have.

A. I’ll come B. I’d like coming C. I’d love to D. I like it.
The answer is "C. I'd love to". Yes.

Why not A. I'll come"? I choose "A" because the respondent want to make a promise. However, I think it's better if we say "Yes, but I..". No. Without any further context, the 'but . . . ' part of the statement sounds like you are giving a reason that you can't come.

Clive

Vsuresh · Answer

C is the correct because it is an unrealistic situation, that is, he cannot go the party owing to his meeting.

I will come to the party if you can take me. This is an open condition.

I would willfully help you if I had money. This is unreal situation, like the one given by you.

Vsuresh · Answer

Hi Clive

Can you tell me whether my reasoning is correct?

Suresh

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Yes, it's OK to say those things.

Clive

Imantaghavi · Answer

ignoring your grammatical mistakes which clive mentioned the answer is C.

CalifJim · Answer

imantaghaviignoring ... the answer is C.

Even the OP knew that already.

CJ

Vsuresh · Answer

Thank you Clive

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