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Hello there. Let's say robbers are threatening a group of high status men from a village and says "We'll plunder your village and none of you WILL BE able to do a thing about it. "
Do natives use "WILL BE" or "WOULD BE" in this case plz? Especially in speech/spoken English.
Hello there. Let's say robbers are threatening a group of high status men from a village and says "We'll plunder your village and none of you WILL BE able to do a thing about it. "
Do natives use "WILL BE" or "WOULD BE" in this case plz? Especially in speech/spoken English.
Do natives use "WILL BE" or "WOULD BE" in this case plz? Especially in speech/spoken English.
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Will be
When making threats, people use strong language that shows certainty about what will happen if the person they’re speaking to doesn’t comply. Also, “would be” would just be incorrect here. You already used “will” (we’ll) in the first clause. So you need to use it again in the second one. You’re not speaking hypothetically. You’re talking about what will actually happen in the future.
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Will be
When making threats, people use strong language that shows certainty about what will happen if the person they’re speaking to doesn’t comply. Also, “would be” would just be incorrect here. You already used “will” (we’ll) in the first clause. So you need to use it again in the second one. You’re not speaking hypothetically. You’re talking about what will actually happen in the future.
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