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Hanuman_2000 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

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Hello,

1. The work to be done .....
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I could not understand the construction this sentence.

Can it be written as

1a) The work is to be done ......

Does the sentence suggest about the future work?

Thnaks.
  

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hanuman_2000 1. I could not understand the construction this sentence. Does the sentence suggest about the future (work)?

— Vsuresh

  • hanuman_2000 1.
  • I could not understand the construction this sentence.
  • Does the sentence suggest about the future (work)?
  • Yes.
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hanuman_20001. The work to be done ......I could not understand the construction this sentence.
....because it is not grammatical
hanuman_20001a) The work is to be done ......Does the sentence suggest about the future (work)?
Yes.
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it means the. work which is supposed to be done
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to be to do sth as she is to go to school = to be supposed, arranged to do sth. your sentence is not incorrect in spoken English.
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hanuman_20001. The work to be done .
Since you have not posted a full sentence, let's compare the pattern with these:

The dishes to be washed are in the sink.
The clothes to be mended are in the hamper.
The books to be read are on the lowest shelf.

The passive infinitive phrase (to be + past participle) comes after the noun that it mo
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