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Reynoldtan Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

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"Will Elon Musk be forced to leave Tesla?"


My question is, why "be" is needed to be in that sentence? Is it grammatically wrong if the sentence is without "be"?


Thank you

  

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reynoldtan Is it grammatically wrong if the sentence is without "be"? Yes. Compare your sentence to this one Will investors force Elon Musk to leave Tesla?

— Ivanhr

  • reynoldtan Is it grammatically wrong if the sentence is without "be"?
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reynoldtan Is it grammatically wrong if the sentence is without "be"?

Yes.


Compare your sentence to this one


Will investors force Elon Musk to leave Tesla? (=Will Elon Musk be forced (by investors) to leave Tesla?)

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reynoldtan"Will Elon Musk be forced to leave Tesla?"

Will is a modal auxiliary and must be followed by an infinitive. Forced is not an infinitive. Be forced is a passive infinitive.

CB

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Will Elon Musk be forced to leave Tesla?

I'd just add to what ivanhr said that the underlined clause is in the passive voice and hence requires "be" + a past participle. If "be" is dropped, the sentence becomes ungrammatical.

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reynoldtan"Will Elon Musk be forced to leave Tesla?"

The question above is the inversion of the statement: Elon Musk will be forced to leave Tesla.

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