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Use of "to be" #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:07 am   Use of "to be"
 

hi

my question is about use of to be i'm very confused using this word.
how would you explain these?
i want you to be safe.
to be papular is very hard.
to be honest i don't know
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Use of "to be" #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 19, 2006 14:06 pm   Use of "to be"
 

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They are all nonfinite (infinitive) clauses. The first serves as object complement of the verb, the second is the subject of the sentence, and the third is a sentence adverbial.
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Use of "to be" #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 19, 2006 20:45 pm   Use of "to be"
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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They are all nonfinite (infinitive) clauses. The first serves as object complement of the verb, the second is the subject of the sentence, and the third is a sentence adverbial.
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please make it easy for me. explain these in simple words.
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Use of "to be" #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:06 am   Use of "to be"
 

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I want you to be safe.
To be popular is very hard.
To be honest, I don't know
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They are all nonfinite (infinitive) clauses. The first serves as object complement of the verb, the second is the subject of the sentence, and the third is a sentence adverbial.


I want you to be safe: I = Subject, want = Verb, you = Object of verb, to be safe = Complement of object.

To be popular is very hard: To be popular = Subject, is = Verb, very hard = Complement of subject

To be honest, I don't know: To be honest = Adverbial, I = Subject, don't know = Verb.

Does that help? Check your grammar book for these terms.
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Use of "to be" #5 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:12 am   Use of "to be"
 

I want you to be safe.
To be popular is very hard.
To be honest, I don't know
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thank you

now its very clear.
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