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I'm currently studying ESL and I need help regarding the correct usage of some words.

2006-09-02 16:56:39 · 5 answers · asked by Chuchai 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Would" is a word that inflicts the past.
"Will" inflicts the present or the future.

For example:

"Would you have eaten that if I told you what was in it?" (past)
"Will you come with me please?" (present)
"Will you do me a favor tomorrow?" (future)

So your sentences can be:

Mr X. said to tell you he will be here in a moment or two.
He said to tell you he will be back.
This way, please. Mr X. said to tell you he will be here shortly.
Mr.X said to tell you he will be in later to speak with you.

Others:

Mr. X would have been here to meet you yesterday.
Mr. X said he would have liked to be here to meet you this morning

2006-09-02 17:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by lorna56dave 4 · 5 0

I've always wondered this... I mean I'd say: "Why don't you want to read the book?" I wouldn't say: "Why do not you want to read the book?" I don't think there grammatically is a difference; but over time the language and the dialect change, to the point where some words fade of out use. There may have been a time where people said the latter of the two, but we just don't today. And I personally feel that the latter doesn't even sound formal. It sounds... less intelligent. I mean, why would you write it out like that?

2016-03-17 01:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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In linguistics, grammatical relations (= grammatical functions, grammatical roles, syntactic functions) refer to functional relationships between constituents in a clause. The standard examples of grammatical functions from traditional grammar are subject, direct object, and indirect object. Beyond these concepts from traditional grammar, more modern theories of grammar are likely to acknowledge many further types of grammatical relations (e.g. complement, specifier, predicative, etc.). The role of grammatical relations in theories of grammar is greatest in many dependency grammars, which tend to posit dozens of distinct grammatical relations. Every head-dependent dependency bears a grammatical function. Semantic role: Constituents can be considered in terms of conceptual notions of semantic roles such as agent, patient, location, instrument, and the like. A semantic role denotes the underlying relationship that a participant has with the relation of the clause, expressed by the main verb.

2016-03-27 00:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Difference Between Would And Will

2016-12-17 09:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by sarro 4 · 0 0

Will is definite, while would is indefinite (it's in the conditional).

Examples:
I will go to the market (more definite-- there are not maybe's)
I would go to the market (conditional-- only if something else happened)

2006-09-02 17:01:25 · answer #5 · answered by ethereality 4 · 2 0

Would--is a hypothetical a might.

I would like to do it. (You are pretty much saying you're not going to)

Will--you actually plan on doing something.

I will do it.

2006-09-02 17:03:56 · answer #6 · answered by xxthespianxx 5 · 0 0

"Will" is a future tense. "I will do" implies that the person doing the speaking is planning to do something in the future. "Would" is future, but it is not definite. "I would do" implies that the person doing the speaking MIGHT do something, if certain conditions are met.

2006-09-02 17:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa M 2 · 1 0

I will tell you if you would pay me.

2006-09-02 17:00:40 · answer #8 · answered by sixpakforsure 2 · 2 4

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