What does Shall mean?
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It expresses the strong possibility or near certainty of an action which is to take place in the near future.
(Example) I shall leave for Seoul tomorrow.
(Example) We shall discuss the matter with the chairman.
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- English (US)
@Ys2
It expresses the strong possibility or near certainty of an action which is to take place in the near future.
(Example) I shall leave for Seoul tomorrow.
(Example) We shall discuss the matter with the chairman.
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It's very common. It means it will happen in the future.
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@Ys2 You're so welcome!
I think you could say:
"Are you going to take that/your medicine?"
Or "will you take that medicine?"
I believe you could also use the word "eat" instead of "take"
And, I don't think we really use the word "shall" in English as much as we used to.
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