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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Your roommate [is] going to be home soon.

A: Would you like to come in for a coffee?

B: It's getting late. And your roommate is going to be home soon.

A: She won't be home for an hour. Com one in. Keep me company.


I'd like to know here whether "be" means "exist" or "come."

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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In this context, "be" implies come. Its explicit meaning is still exist. By the way, did you make a transcription error.

  • In this context, "be" implies come.
  • Its explicit meaning is still exist.
  • By the way, did you make a transcription error.
  • " or is there is typographical error in the text.
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In this context, "be" implies come. Its explicit meaning is still exist.

By the way, did you make a transcription error. You meant to write "Come on in." or is there is typographical error in the text.
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park sang joonI'd like to know here whether "be" means "exist" or "come."
This is the sort of question you shouldn't need to ask now, psj. One of the two words you gave us makes perfect sense in that sentence and the other is completely meaningless. It shouldn't have been too hard to work out that you needed the one that makes sense.

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