alleryAccording to the traditional rule described here, which sentence correctly uses shall and will in a normal statement?
AI will go there.
BWe will entertain them.
CHe shall go there.
DThey will entertain us.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. They will entertain us.
Under the traditional rule, “shall” is used with the first person and “will” with the second and third person in ordinary statements.
So “They will entertain us” is correct.
Options A and B use “will” with first person in a normal statement, and option C incorrectly uses “shall” with third person unless special emphasis such as determination or command is intended.
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