Are Given Away Free Vs Are to be Given Away Free
Dear teachers,
I want to donate some book. Hence, I posted the following message on a Telegram channel after telling the members what books I have:
1. All books are given away free.
My wife, however, thinks that it should have been,
2. All books are to be given away free. (as they have not been donated to anyone yet).
I feel both sentences mean the same but she is of the view that sentence 1 connotes that the books have already been given away.
May we have your opinion, please?
Top answer
Selvakumar 1 connotes that the books have already been given away. Yes, some of them. Perhaps not all.
- Selvakumar 1 connotes that the books have already been given away.
- Yes, some of them.
- Perhaps not all.
- The better sentence might be: I will send one or more of these books to the first person who asks for them.
- They are free, but you have to pay for shipping.
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Selvakumar1 connotes that the books have already been given away.
Yes, some of them. Perhaps not all.
The better sentence might be:
I will send one or more of these books to the first person who asks for them. They are free, but you have to pay for shipping.
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