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Mirmohamad Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"All fortune is to be conquered by bearing it"
I can't understand why use "To be: before the verb!
is it right if it whould be the sentence below?
"All fortune is conquered by bearing it"
  

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mirmohamad I can't understand why use "To be: before the verb! It is actually a future form indicating a solid plan, as in 'I am to leave for Bucharest tomorrow'. "All fortune is conquered by bearing it" Yes, that is a different way of expressing the same idea.

  • mirmohamad I can't understand why use "To be: before the verb!
  • It is actually a future form indicating a solid plan, as in 'I am to leave for Bucharest tomorrow'.
  • "All fortune is conquered by bearing it" Yes, that is a different way of expressing the same idea.
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mirmohamadI can't understand why use "To be: before the verb!
It is actually a future form indicating a solid plan, as in 'I am to leave for Bucharest tomorrow'.
mirmohamadis it right if it whould be the sentence below?"All fortune is conquered by bearing it"
Yes, that is a different way of expressing the same idea.

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