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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Simple future
She is to sue the baby's father.
Can I say the above sentence thus without changing its meaning:
She will sue the baby's father.
Can I say the above sentence thus without changing its meaning:
She will sue the baby's father.
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It depends on what you mean when you use the 'be to + infinitive' structure: it can mean either a plan or an instruction.
- It depends on what you mean when you use the 'be to + infinitive' structure: it can mean either a plan or an instruction.
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It depends on what you mean when you use the 'be to + infinitive' structure: it can mean either a plan or an instruction.
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These are practically the same:
She is going to sue the baby's father.
She will sue the baby's father.
She is going to sue the baby's father.
She will sue the baby's father.
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