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pilarmham
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I NEED YOUR HELP
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Could you tell me the correct answer to this question (I �m afraid I am the author, myself)?
Change this sentence into a passive form:
We shall have to tow the car to the garage
I have accepted the following answers:
1. The car has to be towed to the garage. 2. The car will have to be towed to the garage 3. The car must be towed to the garage.
Could I consider this answer correct?
The car shall have to be towed to the garage.
Thanks in advance.
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8 Feb 2012
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yanogator
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According to the "rules", "shall" isn �t used for third person, so the answer would be "no". In reality, "shall" is definitely disappearing from the language (at least in the US), so we wouldn �t even have used it in the original sentence. Bruce |
8 Feb 2012
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pilarmham
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Thank you, Bruce. I forgot that point.
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8 Feb 2012
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PhilipR
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On standardised tests the question would be
We will have to tow the car to the garage.
And the only correct answer would be
The car will have to be towed to the garage.
If you �re not preparing your students for one of these tests, leniency is okay. If not, it �s not.  |
9 Feb 2012
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pilarmham
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I �d like my students to know the best answer possible, in any case.
I have a new query now, I �m afraid.
Is We will have to tow the car to the garage a question? |
9 Feb 2012
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yanogator
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No. It �s a declarative sentence. |
9 Feb 2012
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douglas
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Actually, with the right intonation it could be a question when spoken:
"What! We �ll have to tow the car to the garage? Oh no!!!"
But for most purposes it is a declarative sentence as Bruce said.
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9 Feb 2012
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