What 'be + to' sentence, like “she's to leave” can be made with be only (without am, is, are, was or...
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What sentence of this kind can be made?
With am, is etc... we have:
- I'm to go
- He was to come
What 'be to' sentences are known to you that can be made without those but "be" only?
Sentences that are different than what I mean:
first example:
- The wish might be to go
Analying steps:
- Converted to present it would be "the wish is to go"
- So it actually means that someone wished to leave
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the wish for itself, as a living character, has plans to go.
second example:
- What color shall be to impress you?
Analying steps:
- Converted to past for example it would be "The color was to impress"
- So it actually means that someone colored for impressing.
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the color itself, as a creature, was to impress (let's say the color has a wish to impress the queen)
I hope I've explained it better. Thanks for any help.
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What sentence of this kind can be made?
With am, is etc... we have:
- I'm to go
- He was to come
What 'be to' sentences are known to you that can be made without those but "be" only?
Sentences that are different than what I mean:
first example:
- The wish might be to go
Analying steps:
- Converted to present it would be "the wish is to go"
- So it actually means that someone wished to leave
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the wish for itself, as a living character, has plans to go.
second example:
- What color shall be to impress you?
Analying steps:
- Converted to past for example it would be "The color was to impress"
- So it actually means that someone colored for impressing.
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the color itself, as a creature, was to impress (let's say the color has a wish to impress the queen)
I hope I've explained it better. Thanks for any help.
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My only option would be to go.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Does it mean something like "I would (what I would is >>) be to go? So if that happens I am to go? It sounds similar (And I'm fine with it) to I would go, which means: if that happens I go.
– yinon
yesterday
I re-read it now and it seems the comment given by you was a full example sentence. What bothers me is that it's not what I meant. If so, the example says "the option would be (What it would be is >>) to go. If I'm failing to make it clear tell me and I'll re-explain.
– yinon
yesterday
Question got edited. Now including examples for sentences that are different than what I look for
– yinon
23 hours ago
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What sentence of this kind can be made?
With am, is etc... we have:
- I'm to go
- He was to come
What 'be to' sentences are known to you that can be made without those but "be" only?
Sentences that are different than what I mean:
first example:
- The wish might be to go
Analying steps:
- Converted to present it would be "the wish is to go"
- So it actually means that someone wished to leave
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the wish for itself, as a living character, has plans to go.
second example:
- What color shall be to impress you?
Analying steps:
- Converted to past for example it would be "The color was to impress"
- So it actually means that someone colored for impressing.
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the color itself, as a creature, was to impress (let's say the color has a wish to impress the queen)
I hope I've explained it better. Thanks for any help.
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What sentence of this kind can be made?
With am, is etc... we have:
- I'm to go
- He was to come
What 'be to' sentences are known to you that can be made without those but "be" only?
Sentences that are different than what I mean:
first example:
- The wish might be to go
Analying steps:
- Converted to present it would be "the wish is to go"
- So it actually means that someone wished to leave
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the wish for itself, as a living character, has plans to go.
second example:
- What color shall be to impress you?
Analying steps:
- Converted to past for example it would be "The color was to impress"
- So it actually means that someone colored for impressing.
- The problem is that it doesn't mean that the color itself, as a creature, was to impress (let's say the color has a wish to impress the queen)
I hope I've explained it better. Thanks for any help.
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My only option would be to go.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Does it mean something like "I would (what I would is >>) be to go? So if that happens I am to go? It sounds similar (And I'm fine with it) to I would go, which means: if that happens I go.
– yinon
yesterday
I re-read it now and it seems the comment given by you was a full example sentence. What bothers me is that it's not what I meant. If so, the example says "the option would be (What it would be is >>) to go. If I'm failing to make it clear tell me and I'll re-explain.
– yinon
yesterday
Question got edited. Now including examples for sentences that are different than what I look for
– yinon
23 hours ago
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My only option would be to go.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Does it mean something like "I would (what I would is >>) be to go? So if that happens I am to go? It sounds similar (And I'm fine with it) to I would go, which means: if that happens I go.
– yinon
yesterday
I re-read it now and it seems the comment given by you was a full example sentence. What bothers me is that it's not what I meant. If so, the example says "the option would be (What it would be is >>) to go. If I'm failing to make it clear tell me and I'll re-explain.
– yinon
yesterday
Question got edited. Now including examples for sentences that are different than what I look for
– yinon
23 hours ago
My only option would be to go.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
My only option would be to go.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Does it mean something like "I would (what I would is >>) be to go? So if that happens I am to go? It sounds similar (And I'm fine with it) to I would go, which means: if that happens I go.
– yinon
yesterday
Does it mean something like "I would (what I would is >>) be to go? So if that happens I am to go? It sounds similar (And I'm fine with it) to I would go, which means: if that happens I go.
– yinon
yesterday
I re-read it now and it seems the comment given by you was a full example sentence. What bothers me is that it's not what I meant. If so, the example says "the option would be (What it would be is >>) to go. If I'm failing to make it clear tell me and I'll re-explain.
– yinon
yesterday
I re-read it now and it seems the comment given by you was a full example sentence. What bothers me is that it's not what I meant. If so, the example says "the option would be (What it would be is >>) to go. If I'm failing to make it clear tell me and I'll re-explain.
– yinon
yesterday
Question got edited. Now including examples for sentences that are different than what I look for
– yinon
23 hours ago
Question got edited. Now including examples for sentences that are different than what I look for
– yinon
23 hours ago
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My only option would be to go.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Does it mean something like "I would (what I would is >>) be to go? So if that happens I am to go? It sounds similar (And I'm fine with it) to I would go, which means: if that happens I go.
– yinon
yesterday
I re-read it now and it seems the comment given by you was a full example sentence. What bothers me is that it's not what I meant. If so, the example says "the option would be (What it would be is >>) to go. If I'm failing to make it clear tell me and I'll re-explain.
– yinon
yesterday
Question got edited. Now including examples for sentences that are different than what I look for
– yinon
23 hours ago