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  1. 17-Nov-2012, 15:31 #1
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    Default Hey!

    Can you please tell me which of the following sentence is right.

    Will the library be opened today? or Will the library be open today?

    Please reply as soon as possible.



    Thank you :)
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    Default Re: Hey!

    Quote Originally Posted by eleanordsouza View Post
    Can you please tell me which of the following sentences is right.

    Will the library be opened today? or Will the library be open today?

    Please reply as soon as possible.
    Please do not be impatient. We are all volunteers and we will answer when we can.


    Thank you. :)
    They mean different things.

    Sentence 1 asks if the library will open for the first time ever today. Perhaps there will be a ceremony where someone will open the doors for the first time. Maybe it's the first time there has been a library in the town.

    Sentence 2 simply asks if the library will be open for people to come in and borrow books today. Will it be open, not closed?
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    Default Re: Hey!

    Welcome to the forum, eleanordsouza.

    Please give more helpful titles to your threads. Will the library be open/opened? would have been good for this.
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    Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
    Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
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