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Bbk_agp Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To live is the rarest... Why "to live"

Hi everyone,

In the sentence below, why it used "to live", why "to"...?

To live is the rarest thing in the world.

Thanks in advanced
Babak
  

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In English it is possible for a to-infinitive to function as a noun, meaning the act of doing that verb. So, the meaning is approximately the same as "Living is the rarest thing in the world" (there may be subtle differences in nuance).

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  • In English it is possible for a to-infinitive to function as a noun, meaning the act of doing that verb.
  • So, the meaning is approximately the same as "Living is the rarest thing in the world" (there may be subtle differences in nuance).
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In English it is possible for a to-infinitive to function as a noun, meaning the act of doing that verb. So, the meaning is approximately the same as "Living is the rarest thing in the world" (there may be subtle differences in nuance).
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