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Tonyoung Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

To do ,To be done

0 I \ I have some work to do . 02br
00I \ I have some work to be done. 02br
00II\ There is plenty of work to do. 02br
00II\ There is plenty of work to be done. 02br
00What is the differences?Would you mind explaining them ? 02br
00I can see the basic meaning of some sentences but for the potential meaning of them is hard for me to understand,do you have some good English Grammar website to introduce to me? 02br
00Thanks in advance. 02br
00Tony 0-
  

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0 'I' applies to the speaker only, while 'there is' includes all present as possible laborers. 'Plenty' is more than 'some'. 'To be done' is the passive voice of 'to do'-- perhaps the passive stressing that the tasks exist and the active stressing the action that must be taken.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0 'I' applies to the speaker only, while 'there is' includes all present as possible laborers.
  • 'Plenty' is more than 'some'.
  • 'To be done' is the passive voice of 'to do'-- perhaps the passive stressing that the tasks exist and the active stressing the action that must be taken.
  • Other than that, I see no real difference in the communication intended-- they all mean that you can't punch out yet.
  • 02br 02br 00This is a good English Grammar website.
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0 'I' applies to the speaker only, while 'there is' includes all present as possible laborers. 'Plenty' is more than 'some'. 'To be done' is the passive voice of 'to do'-- perhaps the passive stressing that the tasks exist and the active stressing the action that must be taken. Other than that, I see no real difference in the communication intended-- they all mean that you can't punch out yet
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0 Yet, "I have some work to be done" doesn't sound nice to me. 02br
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0 Thanks Micawber 02br
00I almost got your point. 02br
00Could I understand them this way? 02br
00"I have some work to do " indicate that it is me ,not you\he\she,have some work to do,focus on the person. 02br
00"I have some work to be done" means that it is the work I have to do ,not some movies need to be watched,stress "work". 02br
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0Yes, that's sort of it, Tony, except that the movies, etc. don't enter into it-- 02br
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00"I have some work to do " indicates that it is me, not you\he\she, who has work to do; focus on the person. 02br
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00"I have some work to be done" means that work exists; stress 'work'. 02br
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00"There is plenty of work to do" imp
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0Thanks, MM 05002br
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00"I" doesn't intend to do the work, hence a sloth or a boss! 010id1
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"Work to be done"

I think this suits for title where I have list of work to do. better than "work to do"

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