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« on: August 16, 2007, 10:29:58 PM »

Dear friends

Would you do me a favour please? OK, look at the sentence bellow then choose one amongst the optional choices. Oh, don't forget to give me your reason!(explanation)

- If you take these drugs, you will recover.
  
  a. WILL express future fact.
  b. WILL express prediction relied on guesswork ro annalysise
  c. WILL express belief

I am so curious to see your response.
Thanks for your help, thanks so much!


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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2007, 11:40:17 PM »

Hi Mino,

This is a conditional sentence type one which shows a simple fact of Future. I guess 'a' is more correct, for me.  Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2007, 07:27:24 PM »

Dear keoSomala

Thank you so much for your replys. Eventhough it is short, it is meaningful and detial enough to understand. So, I would say you are right; the best answer is (a).

 :(Anyway, just stating which one is the correct one can not clarify my doubts. Would you please preceed helping me? OK, down here are several other questions related to the topic:

- What does it mean FUTURE FACT? Is it something that 100%  happen in the coming consequence?


Now let think about the word"drugs" in the example above
If we assume that the sentence express future fact then the word drugs does carry nucleus meaning of effectiveness and perhaps with efficiency. Do you mean this way? 

On the other hand, if you think on the speaker part or speaker side, don't you think it is the speaker's conjecture, based on exerience, on the effectiveness of the drugs? or what?

ALL the problems above really concern me. I hope you would take these things into your consideration so that my doubts will be clarified either.

Thanks in advance  Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2007, 08:38:04 PM »

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What does it mean FUTURE FACT? Is it something that 100%  happen in the coming consequence?
Now let think about the word"drugs" in the example above
If we assume that the sentence express future fact then the word drugs does carry nucleus meaning of effectiveness and perhaps with efficiency. Do you mean this way? 

On the other hand, if you think on the speaker part or speaker side, don't you think it is the speaker's conjecture, based on experience, on the effectiveness of the drugs? or what?

ALL the problems above really concern me. I hope you would take these things into your consideration so that my doubts will be clarified either.

Hello Mino,

Personally, I think "Future Fact" isn't something of 100% at all. It's perhaps a 50-50 chance of the possibililty.

"If I take these drugs, I will recover." Let's imagine, I'm the one who says it. Of course, Mino, when I say it, it implies that the drugs are effective and I mean that the drugs can help myself recover.

Please note that the first conditional sentence means "future fact" and it means it isn't 100% effective but it's perhaps 50% or more than 50%.  Grin

Just some ideas.
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« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2007, 07:07:52 PM »

Hi Somala

Eventhough,we seem to have cntrast idea between WILL for future fact and for belief on the speaker part. Thank for that you try to enlight me. I think I got some idea about that.

personaly, you do deserve sive blue stars. You are great. I wonder how your mind works, I wonder what you are look like.

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« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2007, 08:29:22 PM »

Hi Mino,

Well, I know we students may have some ideas that are not the same.  Grin

The five blue stars look good but not as good as the real twinkling stars.  Cheesy

How does my mind work? Hmm, in fact, it works as simply as it works in everyone else.

We'll meet.  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2007, 08:28:39 PM »

Hi Mala

Please accept your strength. you are now at a very hight position. I wish I possessed the quality you have.

well, Can you tell me how many grammar book you possess? what are they?

YOur response would work as a touch to me

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« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2007, 07:47:52 PM »

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Please accept your strength. you are now at a very hight position. I wish I possessed the quality you have.

well, Can you tell me how many grammar book you possess? what are they?

YOur response would work as a touch to me.

Thanks, Mino, for your encouraging words. That reminds me of one sentence, "People's intelligence is limitless but it is limited if we admit that it is."

Well, you are going to possess a great strength that is unique, of course, of your own style.

How many grammar books do I possess? Hmm...I think I have about 20 grammar books, as estimated, but if you ask me if I have put all my efforts into learning each, my answer is 'not really'. Smiley What are they? I can't recall all the names of the books I have right now but I will record all the names and send an email about them to you.  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2007, 05:57:30 PM »

Dear Mala

Thank you so much. I look forwards to seeing it from you.

Thanks again.

MINO
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