Which sentence would you choose and why?
A) Go home. Your parents will worry.
B) Go home. Your parents are going to worry.
C) Go home. Your parents will be worrying.
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It depends how late it is! If it's very late, the parents are probably already worrying (C) - if it's not yet so late, they will begin to worry soon (A or B).– Kate BuntingJun 30, 2022 at 14:11
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I would say, "Go home. Your parents are worried." or "Your parents will be worried."– EstherJun 30, 2022 at 14:29
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C) Go home. Your parents will be worrying
is the only one that works perfectly as it is.
A) Go home. Your parents will worry
is less clear. It sounds like, "Go home: your parents will worry,", i.e. "Go home and your parents will worry."
B) Go home. Your parents are going to worry
seems incomplete.
A and B would be clearer as either
Go home or your parents .....
or as
Go home. Your parents ..... if you don't.
answered Jun 30, 2022 at 14:15
