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Hasibul Alam Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
What is the use of "to be"here? Without "to be" would there be any change of meaning the writer wanted to express?
“Since it was a weeknight and she was probably going to be out late, she told her parents we were working on a school project”
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There is a difference. She is going out late. = She leaves the house at a time considered "late", like 9 pm.
- There is a difference.
- She is going out late.
- = She leaves the house at a time considered "late", like 9 pm.
- She is going to be out late.
- = She is not coming home until after midnight, or whatever time is considered "late"
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There is a difference.
She is going out late. = She leaves the house at a time considered "late", like 9 pm.
She is going to be out late. = She is not coming home until after midnight, or whatever time is considered "late"
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Hasibul AlamWhat is the use of "to be"here?
It's actually "going to be". It can be considered a sort of future form of be.
Look at all the substitutions you can make:
She ......................... is ..................... ready.
She ............ is going to be ......... ready.
She ....................... was ................... r
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