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Leon1025 Posted 14 years ago
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to be

"They also need the skills to be able to resist pressure to be on the phone all the time or to text when they should be sleeping."

Hi all,

How can I understand the highlighted words "to be", whether "to be" can be omitted?

Whether the second word "text" works as its verb meaning, if so, shouldn't it used in this way: text somebody or to be texted. I'm not sure, I need your help please.

Thanks.
 Leon
  

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How can I understand the highlighted words "to be"-- Here, 'to be on the phone' = 'to use the telephone'. whether "to be" can be omitted? -- Those are also used, but the verb 'text' can equally be intransitive, as it is in your sentence.

— Mister Micawber

  • How can I understand the highlighted words "to be"-- Here, 'to be on the phone' = 'to use the telephone'.
  • whether "to be" can be omitted?
  • -- Those are also used, but the verb 'text' can equally be intransitive, as it is in your sentence.
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How can I understand the highlighted words "to be"-- Here, 'to be on the phone' = 'to use the telephone'.
whether "to be" can be omitted?-- No, it cannot

Whether the second word "text" works as its verb meaning, if so, shouldn't it used in this way: text somebody or to be texted.-- Those are also used, but the verb 'text' can equally be intransitive, as it is in y
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Thanks Micawber.
I get it, but "text" used as an intransitive form it's pretty strange to me. I like its transitive form.
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