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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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someone + be + to be + ing form of a verb
What is the meaning of " he is to be losing his hair" is that sentence grammatically correct?
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Your example isn't very natural. Rather, he is going to be losing his hair (if he continues to dye it) . The structure you offer is good for something that needs to be done: He is to be arriving [ has to arrive ] at the station by 3:00 in order to catch his train.
- Your example isn't very natural.
- Rather, he is going to be losing his hair (if he continues to dye it) .
- The structure you offer is good for something that needs to be done: He is to be arriving [ has to arrive ] at the station by 3:00 in order to catch his train.
- This, however, is much more natural as He is to arrive....
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Your example isn't very natural. Rather, he is going to be losing his hair (if he continues to dye it). The structure you offer is good for something that needs to be done: He is to be arriving [ has to arrive ] at the station by 3:00 in order to catch his train. This, however, is much more natural as He is to arrive....
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