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Aqua tile 969 Posted 9 years ago
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Could you please answer my question

Can you explain the use of the verb 'be to+passive infinitive' in the following sentence?


The new working methods that are to be introduced may result in some redundancies


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The sentence, "The new working methods that are to be introduced may result in some redundancies.", is correct. This sentence is similar in meaning to: "The new working methods that will be introduced may result in some redundancies." That is, here, "are to be" = "will be."

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aqua tile 969The new working methods that are to be introduced may result in some redundancies.

The new working methods that are (going) to be introduced may result in some redundancies.

that are (going) to be introduced ~ that someone is going to introduce

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