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USF Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"to be" "that can be"

I am watching a movie, Emotion: smile
movie: "This is not a task to be undertaken lightly."

me: "This is not a task that can be undertaken lightly."

Which one would you think is better in spoken or written English and why? Does these have differences in meaning? (I don't think so)
  

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"To be" is right. "That can be" is impossible, because you can undertake even the most important of tasks as lightly as you like. ".

— Enoon

  • "To be" is right.
  • "That can be" is impossible, because you can undertake even the most important of tasks as lightly as you like.
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"To be" is right. "That can be" is impossible, because you can undertake even the most important of tasks as lightly as you like. The traditional wedding service from the Book of Common Prayer helps keep this somewhat antiquated form alive: "Therefore marriage is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently, deliberately ...".
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Hmm. I got it thanks.
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