a)A: Be careful. The water's pretty deep there.
b)B: It's OK. I'll be fine.
c)A: No, you'll sure drown there.
d)B: Don't worry. I'm a good swimmer.

Which is not correct?
Could you correct it, please?

Thanks!

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Rachel, Moderator,

Probably the answer the test-maker (this is a test question, right?) is looking for is C. This sentence should be:

No, you'll surely drown there.

"Surely" is the correct form of "sure." You need the adverb "surely" to modify "will drown."

Rachel

Thanks for the reply.

But sometimes the word 'sure' is used as an adverb like this:

a. It sure is hot here. -LDCEO-
b. I sure hope they get there all right. -LDCEO-


How can I decide between 'surely' and 'sure' as an adverb?

Thanks!

Right.

"Sure" is often used informally instead of "surely" to modify an adjective (It's sure hot here.) or a verb (It sure is hot here.]

If "sure" is used to modify a verb, it modifies a verb whose action occurs over a long period of time:

I sure love you!
He sure wants to be president.
Bobby sure likes chocolate ice cream.
Children sure grow fast.

"Sure" isn't used to modify a verb that describes one short action:

He sure ate something bad.
He sure passed the test.
He sure was elected.
He sure drowned.

Rachel
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By the way, It's the LDOCE -- the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.