📌 "Be to" = Must (Formal Obligation & Expectation) 📌
The "be to + verb" structure is often used in formal English to express:
✅ Obligation or necessity (like "must" or "have to")
✅ Official plans or arrangements
✅ Future events that are expected to happen
🔹 Structure:
[Subject] + [be (am/is/are/was/were)] + [to + verb]
🔸 Examples:
✅ Obligation (like "must")
🔹 All students are to submit their assignments by Friday. (→ They must submit them.)
🔹 You are to follow the rules at all times. (→ You must follow the rules.)
✅ Official Plans & Instructions
🔹 The president is to visit the country next week. (→ A scheduled event.)
🔹 The employees are to attend a meeting at 10 AM. (→ A planned instruction.)
✅ Future Expectation
🔹 If we are to succeed, we must work together. (→ "If we want to succeed...")
🔹 The new law is to take effect next month. (→ It will take effect.)
💡 Key Points:
🔹 "Be to" = A formal way of saying "must" or "will" in certain contexts.
🔹 Used in news, rules, instructions, and official announcements.
🔹 Often found in conditionals ("If we are to...").
👉 Example: "If we are to protect nature, we must act now!" 🌍
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The "be to + verb" structure is often used in formal English to express:
✅ Obligation or necessity (like "must" or "have to")
✅ Official plans or arrangements
✅ Future events that are expected to happen
🔹 Structure:
[Subject] + [be (am/is/are/was/were)] + [to + verb]
🔸 Examples:
✅ Obligation (like "must")
🔹 All students are to submit their assignments by Friday. (→ They must submit them.)
🔹 You are to follow the rules at all times. (→ You must follow the rules.)
✅ Official Plans & Instructions
🔹 The president is to visit the country next week. (→ A scheduled event.)
🔹 The employees are to attend a meeting at 10 AM. (→ A planned instruction.)
✅ Future Expectation
🔹 If we are to succeed, we must work together. (→ "If we want to succeed...")
🔹 The new law is to take effect next month. (→ It will take effect.)
💡 Key Points:
🔹 "Be to" = A formal way of saying "must" or "will" in certain contexts.
🔹 Used in news, rules, instructions, and official announcements.
🔹 Often found in conditionals ("If we are to...").
👉 Example: "If we are to protect nature, we must act now!" 🌍
#EnglishGrammar #IELTS #AdvancedEnglish #FormalEnglish
✈️ @Iskandars_blog1