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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Usage of would have to be + past participle
Hi,
Could you please explain the usage of to be in the below sentence with parts of speech .
As for company growth, he said efforts would have to be made to bring it up to three percentage in next three years.
Could you please explain the usage of to be in the below sentence with parts of speech .
As for company growth, he said efforts would have to be made to bring it up to three percentage in next three years.
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I don't fully understand what you mean by 'with parts of speech'. Anyway, the sentence is ungrammatical: you cannot say 'three percentage' and 'in next three years'. You can say three percent / per cent and in the next three years.
- I don't fully understand what you mean by 'with parts of speech'.
- Anyway, the sentence is ungrammatical: you cannot say 'three percentage' and 'in next three years'.
- You can say three percent / per cent and in the next three years.
- To be is part of the passive present infinitive to be made.
- To is considered a particle by some (foreign) grammarians but I'm not sure what native English grammarians call it.
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I don't fully understand what you mean by 'with parts of speech'. Anyway, the sentence is ungrammatical: you cannot say 'three percentage' and 'in next three years'. You can say three percent / per cent and in the next three years.
To be is part of the passive present infinitive to be made. To is considered a particle by some (foreign) grammarians but I'm not
To be is part of the passive present infinitive to be made. To is considered a particle by some (foreign) grammarians but I'm not
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