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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Does "is to ... " mean "is going to ..." ?

Can someone tell me if "is to ... " means "is going to ..." ? For example, "please enter a Emotion: phone number where the system is to call you to notify of incomming calls" equals "please enter a Emotion: phone number where the system is going to call you to notify of incomming calls" (???)

Also, does "enter a Emotion: phone number where the system is to call you to notify ..." mean that the system will use the Emotion: phone number (you entered) to call you to notify of incomming calls ?

Is the “where the system is to call you to notify of incomming calls ” called a (dependent) adverb clause of type “place” that answers question “where” ?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

The basic information conveyed is the same, Guest, but they are used in different ways. e. the system is programmed (commanded) to call you.

— Mister Micawber

  • The basic information conveyed is the same, Guest, but they are used in different ways.
  • e.
  • the system is programmed (commanded) to call you.
  • Yes, the system will use the inputted number to contact you.
  • I would call the clause an adjective clause postmodifying the noun 'number'.
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The basic information conveyed is the same, Guest, but they are used in different ways.

'Be going to' -- refers to a future event for which the speaker has present evidence, either internal evidence (the speaker has made the decision) or external evidence (a logical extension from information presently available):

'I'm going to visit my aunt next week.' (decision made)
'It
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so, can we say "is to.." is "is supposed to.." then?
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That is a common synonymy, yes.
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"is to" also has a connotation of something unescapable: "he was to die at the age of 20", "all men are to die"
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"if we are to...." is a common phrase.
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