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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

be to

What does 'be to' here mean?

Steps are to be taken to abate pollution.
  

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We can use be to to refer to the future. I am to be met on arrival. (=Someone is going to meet me)

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  • We can use be to to refer to the future.
  • I am to be met on arrival.
  • (=Someone is going to meet me)
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We can use be to to refer to the future.

I am to be met on arrival. (=Someone is going to meet me)
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The pattern to+ be+ past participle is the passive voice infinitive.

Here is the idea using the active voice (normal) infinitive:
It is necessary for us to take steps to abate pollution.
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