For it to be

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What's the meaning of "for it to be" here? How can I use it in a sentence? Please provide some examples.
1) I don't think I will get a high enough CGPA for it to be worthy of giving you a treat.
2) Work is becoming too important for it to be of dubious quality.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

"for it to be" is a specific case of a FOR ... TO ... clause (infinitive clause). FOR indicates the subject; TO indicates the predicate.

Here are some examples of infinitive clauses (which are a type of non-finite clause) compared with a corresponding finite clause.

for the children to play (non-finite) ~ The children play. (finite)
for the children to be afraid ~ The children are afraid.
for the house to collapse ~ The house collapses.
for it to collapse ~ It collapses.
for the food to be ready ~ The food is ready.
for it to be ready ~ It is ready.

It's still warm enough for us to swim.
It was not easy for Brady to reflect on what he had done.
It will be difficult for Sally to follow those instructions.
He was calling for Republicans to get back to their conservative roots.
There is no reason for the teacher to expect less of the students this year.

CJ

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