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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word inclusion

Are both of these sentences correct, specifically is it possible with and without 'will'?

If you want a mortgage, the lender will expect you to have a steady job.

If you want a mortgage, the lender expects you to have a steady job.

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Top answer

Both are correctly written. Will implies that you have not yet visited the lender, but are getting advice. Otherwise, 'will' adds nothing to the comment.

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Both are correctly written. Will implies that you have not yet visited the lender, but are getting advice. Otherwise, 'will' adds nothing to the comment.
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AnonymousIf you want a mortgage, the lender will expect you to have a steady job.
The speaker could be talking of a future possibility, or of a general possibility. If it's a general possibility, then 'will' expresees certainty.
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fivejedjon AnonymousIf you want a mortgage, the lender will expect you to have a steady job.The speaker could be talking of a future possibility, or of a general possibility. If it's a general possibility, then 'will' expresees certainty.
Thanks a lot. So do you mean both of them imply a future possibility or a general possibility?

Also, is the first
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AnonymousSo do you mean both of them imply a future possibility or a general possibility?
Both can suggest a general possibility. Only the one with will can suggest a future possibility.
AnonymousAlso, is the first a zero conditional and the second a second cinditional?
If you want a mortgage, the lender w
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wilpeterBoth are correctly written. Will implies that you have not yet visited the lender, but are getting advice. Otherwise, 'will' adds nothing to the comment.
Thanks a lot. Is the first a first conditional and the second a zero conditional? They seem to look like that!
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fivejedjon AnonymousSo do you mean both of them imply a future possibility or a general possibility?Both can suggest a general possibility. Only the one with will can suggest a future possibility.AnonymousAlso, is the first a zero conditional and the second a second cinditional?If you want a mortgage, the lender will expect you to have a steady job. If you are talking abo
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