April 3, 2022
WILL, BE GOING TO + ARTICLES
In the late afternoon the boy was playing by jumping into heaps/lumps/ piles of snow on the unswept pavement. The snow seeped into his shoes and wetted his socks.
The sensation of humidity snd the clouds not letting in the sunlight should be enough poof that it's going to rain.
I think the snow will /is going to melt soon as the sun is shining really bright.
Is it possible to use BE GOING TO after I THINK in British English to express prediction based on some facts not only on our opinion?
The three weapons used by fencers are: the sabre, the épée and the foil.
Those who fight on a piste use three weapons: a sabre, an épée and a foil.
In the late afternoon , the boy was playing by jumping into heaps/lumps/ piles of snow on the unswept (unshoveled) pavement.
'Lumps' doesn't make sense here. Lumps describes more like small bumps within something, like lumpy creamed potatoes.
'Unswept' implies you would use a broom to clean it but if it was heavy snow making heaps I expect it would be a job for a shovel. 😊
The snow seeped into his shoes and wetted his socks.
Not sure about British English but we would say 'wet' in the US
The sensation of humidity sand the clouds not letting in the sunlight should behave been enough proof that it' was going to rain.
Changed verb tenses - should align throughout the narrative
Is it possible to use BE GOING TO after I THINK in British English to express prediction based on some facts not only on our opinion?
Using 'I think' indicates an opinion so it is not generally used with facts
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In the late afternoon the boy was playing by jumping into heaps/lumps/ piles of snow on the unswept pavement. In the late afternoon 'Lumps' doesn't make sense here. Lumps describes more like small bumps within something, like lumpy creamed potatoes. 'Unswept' implies you would use a broom to clean it but if it was heavy snow making heaps I expect it would be a job for a shovel. 😊 |
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The snow seeped into his shoes and wetted his socks. The snow seeped into his shoes and wet Not sure about British English but we would say 'wet' in the US |
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The sensation of humidity snd the clouds not letting in the sunlight should be enough poof that it's going to rain. The sensation of humidity Changed verb tenses - should align throughout the narrative |
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I think the snow will /is going to melt soon as the sun is shining really bright. |
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Is it possible to use BE GOING TO after I THINK in British English to express prediction based on some facts not only on our opinion? Is it possible to use BE GOING TO after I THINK in British English to express prediction based on some facts not only on our opinion? Using 'I think' indicates an opinion so it is not generally used with facts |
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The three weapons used by fencers are: the sabre, the épée and the foil. |
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Those who fight on a piste use three weapons: a sabre, an épée and a foil. |
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