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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is or to be

While these theories aptly explain differing development ideologies, they are in themselves brief, inaccurate, anachronistic, and are part of what I now understand is a broader development pedagogy.

While these theories aptly explain differing development ideologies, they are in themselves brief, inaccurate, anachronistic, and are part of what I now understand to be a broader development pedagogy.

'to be' sounds more natural than 'is'. Could you explain the difference between them?

Thank you teachers.
  

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Anonymous 'to be' sounds more natural than 'is'. Yes, I think because 'understand to be' is a collocated chunk. Anonymous Could you explain the difference between them?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous 'to be' sounds more natural than 'is'.
  • Yes, I think because 'understand to be' is a collocated chunk.
  • Anonymous Could you explain the difference between them?
  • I see none; they are just two ways of saying the same thing.
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Anonymous'to be' sounds more natural than 'is'.
Yes, I think because 'understand to be' is a collocated chunk.
AnonymousCould you explain the difference between them?
I see none; they are just two ways of saying the same thing.
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