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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Would be, will be or will have

1. By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims will be risen to ...........

2. By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims will have risen to...........

3. By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims would be risen to .............

I didn't write the figure it could be 120000, 130000 or 140000. There is an uncertainity about the exact figure.
In this context, would you go for the first, second or second sentence?
  

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If you don't know, then you cannot use any of them. However, the only grammatically correct sentence is (2). You could change it to read: By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims could rise to...........

— Mister Micawber

  • If you don't know, then you cannot use any of them.
  • However, the only grammatically correct sentence is (2).
  • You could change it to read: By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims could rise to...........
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If you don't know, then you cannot use any of them. However, the only grammatically correct sentence is (2). You could change it to read:

By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims could rise to...........
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Thanks Micawber

By the same token, the following sentences is correct too.

By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims may rise to...........


By the end of this week, the number of tsunami victims might rise to...........
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Yes, those are correct too.
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