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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To be fair

'To be fair to Arnab Goswami, the television camera is his only fix.'
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What is the grammatical function of "to be fair to Arnab Goswami" and what does it modify? I do not understand the use of "to be" at the beginning of sentences.
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Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function of "to be fair to Arnab Goswami" and what does it modify? It doesn't modify anything. It is an abbreviated clause which can be filled out and paraphrased roughly as "If we wish to be fair to Arnab Goswami".

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  • Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function of "to be fair to Arnab Goswami" and what does it modify?
  • It doesn't modify anything.
  • It is an abbreviated clause which can be filled out and paraphrased roughly as "If we wish to be fair to Arnab Goswami".
  • CJ
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JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical function of "to be fair to Arnab Goswami" and what does it modify?
It doesn't modify anything. It is an abbreviated clause which can be filled out and paraphrased roughly as "If we wish to be fair to Arnab Goswami".

CJ
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