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Bbk_agp Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Omitting to be verb in the sentence!?

Hi;

Is it possible to omit "to be" verb from sentences like:
What are you going to do next year?

Thanks
  

Top answer

"be" is part of the present continous in your sentence.

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  • "be" is part of the present continous in your sentence.
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I don't think so."be" is part of the present continous in your sentence.
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Hi,
No. Yours is a question.

Regards
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Bbk_agp Hi;Is it possible to omit "to be" verb from sentences like:What are you going to do next year?Thanks
Do you mean 'What you going to do next year?'

If so, the answer is NO, though you may hear it in casual, rapid conversation between family members and friends.

I advise you not to speak or write like this.

Rover
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Bbk_agp Is it possible to omit "to be" verb from sentences like:What are you going to do next year?
No. But you may hear people speak like this: Whatchoo gonna do next year? I don't recommend that you imitate this kind of speech. It is not very careful speech, and it can be difficult to listen to.

CJ
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Yes, you can omit verbs from sentences to get a verbless sentence. For example:

"Next year, what?" would be understood to mean "What are you going to do next year?" in informal speech, if the context is clear. For example, the following exchange;

A: What are you doing this year?
B: I'm living off the money I made last year.
A: What did you do last year?
B: I was
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