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Ask for help > I wonder!
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savvinka
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I wonder!
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Hi, everyone!
The traditional rules don �t allow that auxilary verb �shall � may be used
with pronoun "you"? Shall you......?
However, we can meet the examples in literature.
Is it an old language?
Thanks, Olga
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23 Feb 2013
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yanogator
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Well, Olga, the "rule" that I learned in the US about 50 years ago was that "shall" is used only in the first person (I and we), and "will" in the 2nd and 3rd, except in imperative sentences, when it is reversed. Now, in the US, at least, "shall" is quickly disappearing altogether, so rules don �t matter much. People are much more likely to say "Should I ...?" and "Will you...?" or "Would you...?" Bruce |
23 Feb 2013
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ueslteacher
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Maybe this will help you get a clearer picture http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/shall Sophia |
23 Feb 2013
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savvinka
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Thank you, Bruce and Sophia for yr quick replies.
I was asked by my sts, why the characters of The Lord of the Ring are saying so.
Olga
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23 Feb 2013
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yanogator
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Yes, to answer their question, I would say that it is an older, more formal form of English. Middle Earth is supposed to be from an old time. Bruce |
23 Feb 2013
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