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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Uses of "be bound to"
Hello! I have a question about the uses of "be bound to". Which is the possible answer in the following exercise?
“We…get home because the babysitter is waiting.”
A) are bound to;
B) supposed to;
C) ought to;
They give as a correct answer C) ought to, and I agree, but I think that A) are bound to is also possible. Am I right? Is it possible to use be bound to in this context?
I have also studied that be bound to is used for a prediction of certainty, but I would like to know more about its uses. So, I would be glad if you could give me more grammar information about it!
Thanks!
“We…get home because the babysitter is waiting.”
A) are bound to;
B) supposed to;
C) ought to;
They give as a correct answer C) ought to, and I agree, but I think that A) are bound to is also possible. Am I right? Is it possible to use be bound to in this context?
I have also studied that be bound to is used for a prediction of certainty, but I would like to know more about its uses. So, I would be glad if you could give me more grammar information about it!
Thanks!
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Anonymous I think that A) are bound to is also possible. Am I right? No, it is not possible.
- Anonymous I think that A) are bound to is also possible.
- Am I right?
- No, it is not possible.
- As you say, be bound to is used for a prediction of certainty, of inevitable result (not a statement of obligation) and is inappropriate there.
- If we miss the train, we are bound to be late.
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Anonymous I think that A) are bound to is also possible. Am I right?No, it is not possible. As you say, be bound to is used for a prediction of certainty, of inevitable result (not a statement of obligation) and is inappropriate there.
If we miss the train, we are bound to be late.
I am bound to fail the test if I don't s
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I have a question about the uses of "be bound to". Which is the possible answer in the following exercise?
“We…get home because the babysitter is waiting.”
A) are bound to;
B) supposed to;
C) ought to;
They give as a correct answer C) ought to, and I agree,me too bu
“We…get home because the babysitter is waiting.”
A) are bound to;
B) supposed to;
C) ought to;
They give as a correct answer C) ought to, and I agree,me too bu
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Anonymous Is it possible to use be bound to in this context?Also, perhaps you are confusing the idiomatic phrase 'be bound to' with the simple verb 'bind':
(X) We are bound to get home because the babysitter is waiting. -- Wrong meaning as I said before.
We are bound to getting home because the babysitter is waiting
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