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Sb70012 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Due

Hello,

I found a sentence in Longman dictionary.

This is the sentence: "The hearing was due to begin at Quezon City regional court on Dec. 9."

Is the sentence still correct if I omit "to begin"?

I mean: "The hearing was due at Quezon City regional court on Dec. 9."

It doesn't exist in it's website but it's software.

Look at this picture:

(I have asked this in almost four different forums. I 'm asking this here because I have received different answers. Some
have told me that I can omit "to begin" and some other have told me that I can not do that.)

Do you have a good reason or guidance?

Thank you.
  

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sb70012 This is the sentence: "The hearing was due to begin at Quezon City regional court on Dec. " sb70012 Is the sentence still correct if I omit "to begin"? No.

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  • sb70012 This is the sentence: "The hearing was due to begin at Quezon City regional court on Dec.
  • " sb70012 Is the sentence still correct if I omit "to begin"?
  • No.
  • " The payment is due on Dec.
  • 9.
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sb70012This is the sentence: "The hearing was due to begin at Quezon City regional court on Dec. 9."
sb70012Is the sentence still correct if I omit "to begin"?
No. These are two different (but similar) senses of "due."

The payment is due on Dec. 9. (must be paid on or before Dec. 9. T
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