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“When are you leaving for the airport?” “Well, my flight ___ at six thirty.” “When are you leaving for the airport?” “Well, my flight ___ at six thirty.” A. is going to leave B. leaves C. is leaving D. will leave Note: I have no idea what this question is testing. All the answers look very good to me.I chose B. but my solution says it is B.sorry, correction: I chose C :p
5 kwi 2013 07:09
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There should have been another option. E. All of the above You are right. They are all correct.
5 kwietnia 2013
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Well. it's not gnostic present (e.g.: "Water boils at 100C."), but it does have a fact-outside-of-time quality to it which is usually the purview of the simple present. So B. They're *all* possible, as has been mentioned, but for me the descending order of "rightness" is B, C, A, D. The answer itself feels a little truncated. It would be most natural for me to say, "Well, my flight leaves at 6:30, so I should be out of here no later than 4:00." (Facts: My flight leaves at 6:30. They require me to check in one hour before. It takes an hour to drive to the airport. I need some extra time in case something goes wrong. --- All simple present.) Gee, as I write this I'm convincing that I like B, more and more. :)
5 kwietnia 2013
Thanks Nanren, I chose B. but my solution says it is B. I wonder why.
5 kwietnia 2013
I guess they want you to choose the one that feels rightest :) Most right? Most natural? Natural in spoken language is often the simplest that actually says the meaning.
5 kwietnia 2013
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