Edwin Tan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Will or going to?
I'll phone Tom at 6o'clock. I promised to phone him this evening.
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I'm going to phone Tom at 6 o'clock. I promised to phone him this evening.
Which sentences is correct?
or
I'm going to phone Tom at 6 o'clock. I promised to phone him this evening.
Which sentences is correct?
Top answer
Both are possible.
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But the second sentence emphasizes " I promised to " . Shouldn't we use "I will"?
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Edwin Tan But the second sentence emphasizes " I promised to ".No it doesn't.
I'll phone Tom at 6 o'clock. I promised to phone him this evening.
Having made a promise to phone at some time during the evening, this utterance could indicate the speaker's decision, just made, to make the call at six (rather than earlier or later).
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