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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

To be of any use

Word and phonics knowledge have to be applied to real reading and writing to be of any use.

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What is the grammatical function of the infinitive phrase "to be of any use"?

Is it an adverb answering the 'why adverb question' or it is an adjective modifying just "writing"?

Has "to be" got any real meaning or is just required for a syntactic role?

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Jigneshbharati Word and phonics knowledge have to be applied to real reading and writing to be of any use . ~ if it is (going) to be useful Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function of the infinitive phrase "to be of any use"? Is it an adverb answering the 'why adverb question' or it is an adjective modifying just "writing"?

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati Word and phonics knowledge have to be applied to real reading and writing to be of any use .
  • ~ if it is (going) to be useful Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function of the infinitive phrase "to be of any use"?
  • Is it an adverb answering the 'why adverb question' or it is an adjective modifying just "writing"?
  • It's like a subordinate clause (an if -clause).
  • I suppose you could call it adverbial if you want.
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JigneshbharatiWord and phonics knowledge have to be applied to real reading and writing to be of any use.

~ if it is (going) to be useful

JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical function of the infinitive phrase "to be of any use"? Is it an adverb answering the 'why adverb question' or it is an adjective modifying just "writ
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