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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

To be set off/being set off

Hello!

May I ask you to help me with this issue?

Have got the following sentence:

  • This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks to be set off at midnight.

Would it be possible to change this sentence to:

  • This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks being set off at midnight.

If so, what would be the difference?


Thanks!!

  

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This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks to be set off at midnight. This phrase indicates that this is planned to happen This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks being set off at midnight. There's not much difference here.

— Clive

  • This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks to be set off at midnight.
  • This phrase indicates that this is planned to happen This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks being set off at midnight.
  • There's not much difference here.
  • This version stresses less that there is a plan and more on the fact that this is going to happen.
  • But consider these examples.
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  • This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks to be set off at midnight. This phrase indicates that this is planned to happen
  • This year's festival will end with a display of fireworks being set off at midnight. There's not much difference here. This version stresses less that there is a plan and more on the fact that this is g
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