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Liton Das Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
About to be or get
Which phrase is correct grammatically?
My work is about to be done.My work is about to get done.
And the difference between "is to be done" and "about to be done"
My Sincere apologies if I made any mistake
My work is about to be done.My work is about to get done.
And the difference between "is to be done" and "about to be done"
My Sincere apologies if I made any mistake
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Liton Das 1) My work is about to be done. 2) My work is about to get done. Grammatically these are both possible, but neither seems a very usual thing to say.
- Liton Das 1) My work is about to be done.
- 2) My work is about to get done.
- Grammatically these are both possible, but neither seems a very usual thing to say.
- (1) seems less likely than (2).
- Please check first whether you mean something like "I've nearly finished my work".
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Liton Das1) My work is about to be done.
2) My work is about to get done.
Grammatically these are both possible, but neither seems a very usual thing to say. (1) seems less likely than (2). Please check first whether you mean something like "I've nearly finished my work". If you do, forget about your sentences and say that instead.
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