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2.2.1.2.4 will
2.2.1.2.4.1 Expressing the future tense. For example:
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The shopping malls in the city are usually busy in the weekends -- but this year will be different.
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Students from the Drama Department will present Waiting for Godot in the weekend.
2.2.1.2.4.2 Expressing a strong intention or assertion about the future. For example:
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Come what may, I will succeed.
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“We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be
certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.” -- John F. Kennedy
2.2.1.2.4.3 Expressing inevitable events. For example:
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There will always be different opinions on almost any subjects in a mature democratic society.
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The sun will always come out tomorrow.
2.2.1.2.4.4 Expressing a request. For example:
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Come here, will you?
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Will you lend me your book, please?
2.2.1.2.4.5 Expressing desire, consent, or willingness. For example:
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He is keen to accommodate all and if asked will gladly cook the dishes he doesn't have on the menu.
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In my free time, I like to go wherever the first bus that stops will take me.
2.2.1.2.4.6 Expressing facts about ability or capacity. For example:
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The tank of my car will hold about 32 gallons.
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There are shareware programs that will do exactly what you want.
2.2.1.2.4.7 Expressing habitual behaviour. For example:
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God will never allow himself to be limited in any way to man's way of thinking or doing things.
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Janette's passion is music and she will sing for hours on end.
2.2.1.2.4.8 Expressing probability or expectation about something (in the present). For example:
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They have left for an hour and will be miles away by now.
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Since this is a matter of probabilities, it will likely not be easy to predict.