Indicating obligation and willingness

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The contracted form of will

When referring to intentions, sometimes you hear students use a contracted form of the modal will when responding to a question:

A: Will you be here tomorrow morning?
B: No, but I'll tomorrow night.

In this case, the appropriate response should be as follows, with a slight emphasis on the will:

No, but I will tomorrow night.

For further information about the use of modal verbs, see 04conten.gif (549 bytes) Indicating obligation and willingness: Using modal verbs to indicate willingness.

06studpr.gif (552 bytes) Introduction
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) Using modals with other verbs
square.gif (58 bytes) The contracted form of will
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) Distinguishing between would and will
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) The modal could
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) The semi-modal need
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) The semi-modal dare
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) Adjectives used to indicate obligation
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) Distinguishing between nouns and other parts of speech
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) Distinguishing between suggest and advise
06studpr.gif (552 bytes) Distinguishing between willing and want