Grammar 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of going to and the verbs in the brackets.
1. We
(move) house next summer.
2. I
(not do) the shopping on Saturday. The town's too busy at
weekends.
3. Ellen
(not apply) to the university in Brighton.
4. I
(fly) to Geneva on Monday.
5. We
(not stop) at Granny's house on the journey.
6. Helen
(take) her driving test next month. I hope she passes!
7. I
(not finish) my studies next year. I have decided to go travelling
instead.​

1. We are going to move to a new house next summer.

2. I am not going to do the shopping on Saturday. The town's too busy at weekends.

3. Ellen isn't going to apply to the university in Brighton.

4. I am going to fly to Geneva on Monday.

5. We aren't going to stop at Granny's house on the journey.

6. Helen is going to take her driving test next month. I hope she passes!

7. I am not going to finish my studies next year. I have decided to go travelling instead.

Explanation:

We use "going to" to indicate a future action that we have already planned. The structure is:

subject + to be + going to + main verb

The auxiliary verb is "to be". It must be conjugated according to the subject of the sentence: I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we are, or they are. If the sentence is negative, the verb "to be" can be contracted with "not" when possible: aren't or isn't. If the sentence is interrogative, "to be" must be placed before the subject. Take a look at the examples below to better understand it:

- Lisa (she) is going to cook us dinner.

- Lisa isn't going to cook us dinner.

- Is Lisa going to cook us dinner?

Referencing artistic elements in a poem or a story is a choice authors make to educate their audiences about artistic expression. Yusef Komunyakaa uses imagery and color to educate his reader through artistic elements.

Komunyakaa uses imagery in his poem like “ I see the trap’s white flash” to connect the reader to a time of war and emotional pain. He also uses color to convey a sense of reality while creating a feeling of a dream like state at the same time. For example, “ brushstrokes flash, a red bird’s wings cutting across my stare.”

Explanation:This small moment at the memorial is a glimpse at a larger picture. Komunyakaa speaks about this one day but this one day represents such a horrific and traumatic situation, one that has left scars on many people.