Read the passage below and answer the question:
Jack: I’ll be there in 20 minutes. I’m stopping at the store to pick up some batteries. Do you need anything?
Mike: Will you buy some coffee for me? I’ll pay you back when you get here.
Which statement about Mike’s dialogue is true?
a) Two meanings of “will” are shown in his statements.
b) One meaning of “will” is shown.
c) One statement is a plan and one a prediction.
d) Both statements are predictions.
Answer: A
I think the answer is “A” because the meaning of the first “will” is “willingness” and the meaning of the second “will” is a plan.
The first sentence is a request. The second is a plan.
I agree.
To find the answer to the question, we need to analyze Mike's dialogue and identify the meanings of the word "will" in his statements.
In the first statement, Mike says, "Will you buy some coffee for me? I’ll pay you back when you get here." Here, the word "will" indicates a willingness on Jack's part to buy coffee for Mike. It is a request or a polite way of asking Jack to do something.
In the second statement, there is no use of the word "will." Therefore, we can conclude that only one meaning of "will" is shown in Mike's dialogue.
Based on this analysis, statement A, which states that two meanings of "will" are shown in Mike's dialogue, is not accurate. The correct answer is B, which states that only one meaning of "will" is shown.