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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
"There's a lot of work to do" / "There's a lot of work to be done"
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What's the difference in meaning between "There's a lot of work to do" and "There's a lot of work to be done"?
(From the book titled "Voices From the Street")
(Ftom the book titled "The New Normal: An Agenda for Responsible Living")
What's the difference in meaning between "There's a lot of work to do" and "There's a lot of work to be done"?
(From the book titled "Voices From the Street")
(Ftom the book titled "The New Normal: An Agenda for Responsible Living")
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My feeling only, with no grammatical rule to base it on. To be done is the passive voice, which is often used when there is no identifiable subject (doer) of the action. To do , therefore, indicates that the speaker might well be including himself among those who are likely to do the work.
- My feeling only, with no grammatical rule to base it on.
- To be done is the passive voice, which is often used when there is no identifiable subject (doer) of the action.
- To do , therefore, indicates that the speaker might well be including himself among those who are likely to do the work.
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My feeling only, with no grammatical rule to base it on. To be done is the passive voice, which is often used when there is no identifiable subject (doer) of the action. To do, therefore, indicates that the speaker might well be including himself among those who are likely to do the work.
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