TENSE TUESDAY: 'BE INFINITIVE'
15 / 09 / 2015
TENSE TUESDAY: 'BE INFINITIVE': meaning and examples
Hello everyone and welcome back to our second post of the 2015-2016 academic year!
You may remember that Tuesday is Tense Tuesday, where we look at a small grammar lesson, usually related to a verb tense. For today's post, we are looking at the construction BE INFINITIVE. We use BE INFINITIVE for rules, instructions, and plans.
Example 1: Employees are to respond to all emails within 24 hours.
Example 2: You are to return the equipment in the same condition as I gave it to you.
Example 3: The President is to give a speech this evening.
When the sentence is negative, we use the construction BE NOT INFINITIVE.
Example 4: You are not to use bad language when children are present.
Example 5: Guests are not to enter the party until 9:00 PM.
You will see this construction on many public signs that show rules and instructions.
That's all for today! Thanks for reading. We will see you tomorrow for Wordy Wednesday!
You may remember that Tuesday is Tense Tuesday, where we look at a small grammar lesson, usually related to a verb tense. For today's post, we are looking at the construction BE INFINITIVE. We use BE INFINITIVE for rules, instructions, and plans.
Example 1: Employees are to respond to all emails within 24 hours.
Example 2: You are to return the equipment in the same condition as I gave it to you.
Example 3: The President is to give a speech this evening.
When the sentence is negative, we use the construction BE NOT INFINITIVE.
Example 4: You are not to use bad language when children are present.
Example 5: Guests are not to enter the party until 9:00 PM.
You will see this construction on many public signs that show rules and instructions.
That's all for today! Thanks for reading. We will see you tomorrow for Wordy Wednesday!
