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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To be

It’s better to be honest about your feelings than to be fake.Why do we need " to be" here before honest and fake? Could someone elaborate on its usage and grammar specially when to use?
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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The pattern is "better to + verb infinitive". better to be honest better to go home better to agree with him etc.

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  • The pattern is "better to + verb infinitive".
  • better to be honest better to go home better to agree with him etc.
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The pattern is "better to + verb infinitive".

better to be honest
better to go home
better to agree with him
etc.
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JigneshbharatiWhy do we need " to be" here before honest and fake?
Without 'to be' you have It's better honest about your feelings than fake. That's bad grammar. It's as if you drew a picture of an elephant with no trunk and no tail. It's obvious that something is missing.
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JigneshbharatiIt’s better to be honest about your feelings than to be fake.
Is the above sentence a cleft one?
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Anonymous JigneshbharatiIt’s better to be honest about your feelings than to be fake.Is the above sentence a cleft one?
No. It's just a case of an extraposed dummy "it".

[To be honest about your feelings is better] than to be fake about your feelings.
It is better [to be honest about your feelings] than ...

A
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CalifJimNo. It's just a case of an extraposed dummy "it".
Thank you for the detailed explanation.
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