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Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to [#permalink] New post   29 Dec 2015, 14:36
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Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to her birthday party next weekend.

a) wants to know if you will like to go
b) would like knowing if you can go
c) is wanting to know if you like going
d) wants to know if you would like to go
e) is wondering if you would be interested to go


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I picked E because E is parallel to 'is looking'. Other than being wordy, what are the other errors with choice E? thanks!
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Re: Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to [#permalink] New post   29 Dec 2015, 14:51
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I am afraid that all the choices have a fundamental diction problem. The conditional marker ‘if’ cannot be used for fixing a doubt or a preference, for which ‘whether’ is the correct word. Reluctantly, therefore, D, if we were to ignore the wrong diction
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Re: Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to [#permalink] New post   26 Mar 2016, 11:29
daagh wrote:
I am afraid that all the choices have a fundamental diction problem. The conditional marker ‘if’ cannot be used for fixing a doubt or a preference, for which ‘whether’ is the correct word. Reluctantly, therefore, D, if we were to ignore the wrong diction


Could someone please explain the error in E?

Is it the tense - "is wondering" which may mean that he is looking and wondering at the same time..?
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Re: Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to [#permalink] New post   27 Mar 2016, 20:45
whitehalo wrote:
34. Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to her birthday party next weekend.
a) wants to know if you will like to go
b) would like knowing if you can go
c) is wanting to know if you like going
d) wants to know if you would like to go
e) is wondering if you would be interested to go


Can some one explain why are we using "Would" instead of "Will", when the whole sentence is in present tense?(Choice A Vs D) Thanks! :)
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Re: Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to [#permalink] New post   27 Mar 2016, 20:58
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ts30 wrote:
daagh wrote:
I am afraid that all the choices have a fundamental diction problem. The conditional marker ‘if’ cannot be used for fixing a doubt or a preference, for which ‘whether’ is the correct word. Reluctantly, therefore, D, if we were to ignore the wrong diction


Could someone please explain the error in E?

Is it the tense - "is wondering" which may mean that he is looking and wondering at the same time..?


I do not see any issue with looking and wondering happening simultaneously. Option D is better probably because like is more concise than be interested.
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Re: Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to [#permalink] New post   27 Mar 2016, 21:03
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sowragu wrote:
whitehalo wrote:
34. Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to her birthday party next weekend.
a) wants to know if you will like to go
b) would like knowing if you can go
c) is wanting to know if you like going
d) wants to know if you would like to go
e) is wondering if you would be interested to go


Can some one explain why are we using "Would" instead of "Will", when the whole sentence is in present tense?(Choice A Vs D) Thanks! :)


For hypothetical cases, would is used. It is not known whether you would come or not; Jessie is only hypothesizing, she is not sure about your coming - hence would is used.
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Re: Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2019, 17:29
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sayantanc2k wrote:
sowragu wrote:
whitehalo wrote:
34. Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to her birthday party next weekend.
a) wants to know if you will like to go
b) would like knowing if you can go
c) is wanting to know if you like going
d) wants to know if you would like to go
e) is wondering if you would be interested to go


Can some one explain why are we using "Would" instead of "Will", when the whole sentence is in present tense?(Choice A Vs D) Thanks! :)


For hypothetical cases, would is used. It is not known whether you would come or not; Jessie is only hypothesizing, she is not sure about your coming - hence would is used.


Dear team, I am still confused between A&D. why we can't use "will". I am not getting convinced by above explanation. Please help
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