Guzhao67 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Question of "will" used as future contruction
Hi there: how to interpret the meaning of "now" in this sentence: "My daughter will now play the clarinet for you". Does "now" in the sentence mean "at this moment"? by the way, Does the sentence convey a futurate reading? In my opinion, it does. But I don't understand why a future reading can be compitable with an adverbial expression ("now") indicating a present moment. could you help me? thank you. (another example: "I will fill out the form right now")
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Personally, "now" means "at once": immediately: The bell has rung - stop writing now. If we leave now we'll be there before dark. LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Personally, "now" means "at once":
immediately:
The bell has rung - stop writing now.
If we leave now we'll be there before dark.
LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English
immediately:
The bell has rung - stop writing now.
If we leave now we'll be there before dark.
LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English
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