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Azz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Things to be done vs. things to do
a. There are things to be done here.
b. There are things to do here.
My feeling is that (a) can only mean
'There are things that have to be done here.'
(b) could mean that, but it could also mean
'There are things that one can do here.'
Is that correct?
Many thanks.
b. There are things to do here.
My feeling is that (a) can only mean
'There are things that have to be done here.'
(b) could mean that, but it could also mean
'There are things that one can do here.'
Is that correct?
Many thanks.
Top answer
I don't see any significant difference in the two sentences.
- I don't see any significant difference in the two sentences.
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No there is a significant difference which is in the meaning of the two sentences and azz made it clear enough .
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azz(b) could mean that, but it could also mean 'There are things that one can do here.'On a very rare occasion you might see (a) used with that meaning as well, but 99.9% of the time your characterization of the difference works well.
CJ
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