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of his command. _You shall_ go home. _It shall_ not happen again, I promise you. 66. SHALL AND WILL IN QUESTIONS. In interrogative sentences _shall_ should always be used with the first person. In the second and third persons that auxiliary should be used which is logically expected in the answer. Examine the agreement in the use of _shall_ and _will_ in the following questions and answers: QUESTIONS. ANSWERS. _Shall_ I miss the car? You _will_ miss it. _Shall_ you be there? I think I _shall_ (probability). _Will_ he do it? I think he _will_ (assertion). _Shall_ your son obey the teacher? He _shall_ (determination). _Will_ you promise to come? We _will_ come (promise). 67. SHALL AND WILL IN DEPENDENT CLAUSES. In dependent clauses which are introduced by _that_, expressed or understood, the auxiliary should be used which would be proper if the dependent clause were a principal clause. The sentence, _They assure us that they SHALL come_, is wrong. The direct assurance would be, _We WILL come_. The auxiliary, then, in a principal clause would be _will_. _Will_ should, therefore, be the auxiliary in the dependent construction, and the sentence should read, _They assure us that they WILL come_. Further examples: I suppose _we shall_ have to pay. He thinks that _you will_ be able to do it. He has decided that _John shall_ replace the book. In all dependent clauses expressing a condition or contingency use _shall_ with all subjects. Examples; _If he shall_ go to Europe, it will be his tenth trip abroad. _If you shall_ go away, who will run the farm? _If I shall_ die, I shall die as an honest man. EXERCISE 45 _Justify the correct use of SHALL and WILL in the following sentences:_ 1. I will go if you wish. 2. I shall probably go if you wish. 3. I will have it in spite of all you can do. 4. We shall return by way of Dover. 5. We will fight it out on this line if it takes all summer. 6. I feel that I shall not live long. 7. We think we shall come to-morrow. 8. I promise you, the money shall be raised. 9. You will then go to Philadelphia. 10. You shall never hear from me again. 11. He will surely come to-morrow. 12. How shall you answer him? 13. I think I shall ride. 14. He is sure they will come. 15. He is sure that I will come. 16. Shall you be there? 17. Will he who fails be a
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