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3 "Be going to" to Express a Plan

"Be going to" expresses that something is aplan.

It expresses the idea that a person intends to

do something in the future.It does not matter whether the plan is realistic

or not.

Example :

He is going to spendhis vacation in Hawaii.

She is not going to spendher vacation in

Hawaii.

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4. "Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction

Both "will" and "be going to" can express the

idea of a general prediction about the future.

redictions are guesses about what might

happen in the future.

In "prediction" sentences! the subect usuall#

has little control over the future and therefore

$SES %&' do not appl#. In the followingexamples! there is no difference in meaning.

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In the following examples! there is no

difference in meaning :

(ohn will bethe next resident.

(ohn is going to bethe next resident.

)he movie "*enith" will winseveral

+cadem# +wards.

)he movie "*enith" is going to

winseveral +cadem# +wards.

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No Future in Time Clauses

,i-e all future forms! the Simple uture cannotbe used in clauses beginning with time

expressions such as: when! while! before! after!

b# the time! as soon as! if! unless! etc. Instead

of Simple uture! Simple resent is used. Examples:

/hen #ou will arrietonight! we will go out for

dinner. Not Correct /hen #ou arrietonight! we will go out for

dinner. Correct

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!derb Placement

)he examples below show the placement

for grammar adverbs such as: alwa#s!

onl#! never! ever! still! ust! etc.

Examples:

0ou will neerhelp him.

/ill #ou eerhelp him1

0ou are neergoing to meet (ane.

+re #ou eergoing to meet (ane1

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!ctie or Passie

!ctie Form In active sentences! the thing doing the action is the

subect of the sentence and the thing receiving the

action is the obect. 2ost sentences are active.

3)hing doing action4 5 3verb4 5 3thing receiving action4

Passie Form

In passive sentences! the thing receiving the action is

the subect of the sentence and the thing doing theaction is optionall# included near the end of the

sentence.

3)hing receiving action4 5 3be4 5 3past participle of verb4

5 3b#4 5 3thing doing action4

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Examples:

(ohn will inis#the wor- b# 6:772.!CT$%E

)he wor- will be inis#edb# 6:77

2. P!&&$%E

Sall# is going to ma'ea beautiful dinner

tonight. !CT$%E

+ beautiful dinner is going to be madeb#

Sall# tonight. P!&&$%E