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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

will/will be attend[ing]

0I feel there is a difference between "I'll attend the training" and "I'll be attending the training". Could you please help me to differentiate them? And when to use which?02br
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02br 02br 00For example, if you had the choice of attending training on Monday, Wednesday or Friday, you might pick Wednesday and say "I'll attend the training on Wednesday". 0-

  • 02br 02br 00For example, if you had the choice of attending training on Monday, Wednesday or Friday, you might pick Wednesday and say "I'll attend the training on Wednesday".
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0Yes, there's a slight difference.02br
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00"I'll attend the training" is confirming that you will attend the training.02br
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00"I'll be attending the training" would be used in a situation after you've confirmed that you'll attend the training.02br
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00For example, if you had the choice of attending training on Monday, Wednesda
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0 As Tidus says, the first (01i00I'll attend02i00) is more like a 01u00promise02u00 to do something; the second (01i00I'll be attending02i00) is more like a 01u00description02u00 of something you know is going to happen.02br
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0I think it is like "She'll throw a party tonight" versus "She's throwing a party tonight". I can feel the difference in this context but not the one you explained, though I sort of understand what you said. So, can I relate the difference in this context to the one you just explained?0-
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0 You've changed the comparison.02br
00 In the first post it was 01i00I'll vs. I01b00'll02b00 be ---ing02i00.02br
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00 In the next post it's02br
01i00She'll vs. She01b00's02b00 ---ing02i02br
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00 Did you intend to change the comparison?02
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0Thanks Tidus and CalifJim for your replies. Yes. I did intentionally change the comparison because I thought they were the same. Now after reading your reply, I found out they are very different. It's much clearer now at least in these 2 contexts. Feel really great that I've learned something new today! 05000 . Actually every day, I learn something new from this forum. I really really ap
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0 The 01b00progressive 02b00form in this case expresses much more 01b00specificity, detail02b00 than the other. 02br
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00As to what kind of detail, see the postings in the above050010id1
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10the first (11i10I'll attend12i10) is more like a 11u10promise12u10 to do something; the second (11i10I'll be attending12i10) is more like a 11u10description12u10 of something you know is going to happen.12br
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ca i attend the meeting is right sentence?
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'Can I attend the meeting' is a correct request.

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