Here are three sample sentences,
1.I am not to run for any position.
2.I am not going to run for any position.
3.I won't run for any position.
I believe there are some difference among the three sentences,but not able to make them clear,hope you help with,Thank you guys
2006-10-18 16:08:52 · 9 answers · asked by Gone Car 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I agree with Taivo's answer above for sentence 1.
As for sentences 2 and 3 being identical in meaning, he may be right for American English, but for non-American English there is a difference in tone.
Sentence 2 indicates the speaker's intention at the moment not to run for any position, but they could change their mind later. It is just what a politician might say. Sentence 3 sounds more like an unequivocal denial.
2006-10-18 19:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Marakey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 means that you have been told not to run.
2 and 3 mean exactly the same thing in American English, that you are not going to run now nor will you run in the future. The people who say there is a difference between them are trying to make a difference where there is not one. If you actually listen to the way the forms are used by native speakers, you will clearly see that they are identical and used identically.
2006-10-18 23:45:19 · answer #2 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are all actually grammatically correct.
1. I am not to run. suggests a time and place for his future action. it is an answer to a question.
2. "I am not going to run" suggests that he is telling a person that AFTER he was asked "what position will you run for?" or just telling a person out of nowhere.
3. same as two however, minus the conjunction, it would sound better than 2.
2006-10-18 23:16:40 · answer #3 · answered by Bistro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Not quite a proper sentence; sort of confusing.
2. This sentence denotes what you plan to have happen in the future.
3. This sentence is more definite and it states what is happening in the present.
2006-10-18 23:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by danaluana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. I am not supposed to run for any position.
2. I will not run for any position (future)
3. I will no run for any position (present)
2006-10-18 23:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by *Jessy* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. implies that you have been instructed or ordered to not run for any position.
2. you are stating that you do no intend to run for any position (future)
3. you are stating that you will not run for any position (present)
2006-10-18 23:25:15 · answer #6 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 Formal english
2.Planned before saying it
3.refusal
I am an ESL teacher. You can see Grammar way 4 express publishing page 24
2006-10-19 09:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by nuriye g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(there is a reason why) I am not to run for any position.
The other two merely define your future action.
2006-10-18 23:13:18 · answer #8 · answered by RichardPaulHall 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmm
2006-10-18 23:10:07 · answer #9 · answered by poopassboob 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋