Are the following sentences acceptable?
I have read that when the verb in the if-clause takes place after that in the main clause, then "will" or "be going to" can be used in the if-clause, or when the futuer verb in the if-clause is anticipated.
A. To be honest, if our product will/is going to fall under the anti-dumping regulations, then the prices we give to you won’t be competitive enough. (The price will be non-competitve if the expectation that it will fall under the regulations is real)
B. If these products will/are going to be examined by the customs, I will change the label before they are exported. (I will change the label if the expectation that customs will examine our products is real)
C. If the enemy will/is going to attack us by imposing sanctions, buying new weapons will be meaningless.(Buying new weapons will be meaningless if the expectation that the enemy will attack us economically is real)
D. The quality is fine for now. But if the components will/ are going to be tested again by the end-user, the current quality of it won’t be satisfactory enough. (The quality will go from fine to unaccepetable if the expecation that they will be tested again by the end user is real)
Are the following sentences acceptable?
I have read that if the verb in the if-clause takes place after that in the main clause, then "will" or "be going to" can be used in the if-clause (the future verb in the if-clause is considered to be happening).
A. To be honest, if our product will/is going to fall under the anti-dumping regulations, then the prices we give to you won’t be competitive enough.
B. If these products will/are going to be examined by the customs, I will change the label before they are exported.
C. If the enemy will/is going to attack us by imposing sanctions, buying new weapons will be meaningless.
D. The quality is fine for now. But if the components will/ are going to be tested again by the end-user, the current quality of it won’t be satisfactory enough.
Are the following sentences acceptable?
I have read that if the verb in the if-clause takes place after that in the main clause, then "will" or "be going to" can be used in the if-clause (the future verb in the if-clause is considered to be happening).
A. To be honest, if our product will/is going to fall under the anti-dumping regulations, then the prices we give to you won’t be competitive enough.
B. If these products will/are going to be examined by the customs, I will change the label before they are exported.
C. If the enemy will/is going to attack us by imposing sanctions, buying new weapons will be meaningless.
D. The quality is fine for now. But if the components will/ are going to be tested again by the end-user, the current quality of it won’t be satisfactory enough.
呂建德I have read that if the verb in the if-clause takes place after that in the main clause, then "will" or "be going to" can be used in the if-clause(the future verb in the if-clause is considered to be happening).
It's hard to understand what that parenthetical remark means. I would omit it.
呂建德Are the following sentences acceptable? Yes, as shown below.
A. To be honest, if our product will/is going to fall under the anti-dumping regulations, then the prices we give to you won’t be competitive enough.
B. If these products will/are going to be examined by the customs, I will change the label before they are exported.
C. If the enemy will/is going to attack us by imposing sanctions, buying new weapons will be meaningless.
D. The quality is fine for now. But if the components will/ are going to be tested again by the end-user, the current qualityof itwon’t be satisfactoryenough.
Personally, I prefer 'going to' over 'will' in all such cases, if that's of any interest to you.
CJ
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