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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
WHAT IS USE OF 'TO be'
I want to know the use of 'to be' . for example writer has used to be in sentence but i do not under stand the use of to be?
Ball is going to be held on behalf of the ministry of education.
Ball is going to be held on behalf of the ministry of education.
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Do you know "is / are going to" + verb? She is going to run to the store. The boy is going to send an email to his father.
- Do you know "is / are going to" + verb?
- She is going to run to the store.
- The boy is going to send an email to his father.
- The king is going to give gifts to the poor children.
- In your example the verb is be + past participle .
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Do you know "is / are going to" + verb?
She is going to run to the store.
The boy is going to send an email to his father.
The king is going to give gifts to the poor children.
In your example the verb is be+past participle. It is a passive voice form.
Gifts are going to be given to the poor children by the king.
She is going to run to the store.
The boy is going to send an email to his father.
The king is going to give gifts to the poor children.
In your example the verb is be+past participle. It is a passive voice form.
Gifts are going to be given to the poor children by the king.
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Anonymousthe use of to be?It's the infinitive form (to be). You use this form as required by the surrounding grammar, in this case, "going to".
Think of it this way. You can put all kinds of variants of be in the same sentence.
A ball _____ is _______ held on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
A ball ____ was
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