Tuesday, July 16, 2019

modal verbs - Usage of 'shall' in questions


Let's say I want to arrange a lesson with my coach and I say:



Shall we have a lesson on Monday?




I understand the use of 'shall' in American English is considered to be formal, whereas this is not the case in British English.


I would like to understand the different connotations (is it formal? is it a request for confirmation? is it a suggestion?) that the following questions have:



A. Shall we have a lesson on Monday?


B. Can we have a lesson on Monday?


C. Should we have a lesson on Monday?


D. Could we have a lesson on Monday?


E. Are we having a lesson on Monday?


F. Will we have a lesson on Monday?


G. Are we going to have a lesson on Monday?






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