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Kl004535 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Obligational sentences
Hi, Hello, Good day.
You are necessary to do these tasks.
You are obligatory to do these tasks.
You are mandatory to do these tasks.
You are compulsory to do these tasks.
I am voluntary to do these tasks.
Are they all correct & grammatical?
Or do I have to change all of them into the following?
1. It is necessary/obligatory/mandatory/compulsory for you to do these tasks.
2. It is voluntary for me to do these tasks.
Thank you & Merry Christmas.
You are necessary to do these tasks.
You are obligatory to do these tasks.
You are mandatory to do these tasks.
You are compulsory to do these tasks.
I am voluntary to do these tasks.
Are they all correct & grammatical?
Or do I have to change all of them into the following?
1. It is necessary/obligatory/mandatory/compulsory for you to do these tasks.
2. It is voluntary for me to do these tasks.
Thank you & Merry Christmas.
Top answer
None of those are correct, so you must change them all. Those adjectives cannot apply to a person. The form is ' It is mandatory (for you) to do..
- None of those are correct, so you must change them all.
- Those adjectives cannot apply to a person.
- The form is ' It is mandatory (for you) to do..
- '.
- However, 'voluntary' is not a natural part of that set; the form for it is ' Doing...
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None of those are correct, so you must change them all. Those adjectives cannot apply to a person. The form is 'It is mandatory (for you) to do...'. However, 'voluntary' is not a natural part of that set; the form for it is 'Doing... is voluntary (for you)'.
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