Omar Ahmed Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

The population of the world ........to around ten billion by the year 2100.

a) will increase b) will be increasing

I go for "will increase", but my friend says that both A & B are correct. Is he right?

  

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Omar Ahmed I go for "will increase", Me, too. Omar Ahmed my friend says that both A & B are correct. Is he right?

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Omar AhmedI go for "will increase",

Me, too.

Omar Ahmedmy friend says that both A & B are correct. Is he right?

Only barely. The grammar is OK, but the use here is odd.