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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

To be independent

Having sound financial knowledge is important nowadays as we need to know about budgeting, saving and investing to be independent.

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Is "to be independent" an infinitive phrase"? What is its grammatical function in the sentence? Is there a word in the sentence which suggests the infinitive is expected?

  

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Having sound financial knowledge is important nowadays as we need to know about budgeting, saving and investing to be independent . Have you read anything about the form of adjuncts, especially adjuncts of purpose? Because that is the function of the infinitival clause in this example.

  • Having sound financial knowledge is important nowadays as we need to know about budgeting, saving and investing to be independent .
  • Have you read anything about the form of adjuncts, especially adjuncts of purpose?
  • Because that is the function of the infinitival clause in this example.
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Having sound financial knowledge is important nowadays as we need to know about budgeting, saving and investing to be independent.

Have you read anything about the form of adjuncts, especially adjuncts of purpose? Because that is the function of the infinitival clause in this example.

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