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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

To be

"To be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition, is something we can be really proud of," Kohli said.
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What is the grammatical function of "to be" and how many clauses are there?
  

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Jigneshbharati To be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition One clause. Jigneshbharati (that) we can be really proud of Another clause. Jigneshbharati To be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition, is something we can be really proud of Another clause.

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati To be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition One clause.
  • Jigneshbharati (that) we can be really proud of Another clause.
  • Jigneshbharati To be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition, is something we can be really proud of Another clause.
  • Jigneshbharati "To be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition, is something we can be really proud of," Kohli said.
  • Another clause.
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JigneshbharatiTo be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition
One clause.
Jigneshbharati(that) we can be really proud of
Another clause.
JigneshbharatiTo be part of such a good year and such a good season, especially with the team in transition, is somethi
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Jigneshbharati the grammatical function of "to be"
It's the non-finite verb (specifically, an infinitive) in an infinitive clause, and that clause acts as the subject of the clause said by Kohli.

To be part of ... is something we can be proud of
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For us to be part of ... is something ... (showing the implicit subject of the infinitive clause
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Thank you CJ. So the subject "us" is imperative in the infinite clause-"to be part...a good season?"
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JigneshbharatiSo the subject "us" is imperative in the infinite clause-"to be part...a good season?"
"us" is not imperative, i.e., it is not required. It is implicit because "we" comes up later.

It's hard to understand your question. It seems you may be confusing "imperative" with "implicit".

CJ
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What is the grammatical function of "especially with the team in transition"? does it answer 'which one (adjective)' or 'when, where, why(adverb)'?
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Jigneshbharatiwhy
The idea is that they are especially proud. Why? Because ('with') the team is in transition.

CJ
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