Thanks for solving the query but how you will explain this (in bracket)
I want to be a consultant (?)
Can we say in this sentence someone is referring to a state what he wants to become in future.
I want to become a consultant. (?)
Can we say someone has not yet become consultant, he/she is under training. Once the process gets completed, he will become consultant.
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Originally Posted by Casiopea What about looking at it this way, Rajan:
[1] Being a doctor has its ups and downs. (I am a doctor)
[2] Becoming a doctor has its ups and downs. (I am a doctor-in-training)
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[3] I am a doctor. (A doctor is what I am)
[4] I will be a doctor. (A doctor is what I will be)
[5] I will become a doctor. (A doctor is what I will turn into.)
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[6] The apple is red. (Red is its color)
[7] The apple will be red. (Red will be its color)
[8] The apple will become red. (The apple will turn/change in color to red) |