Mentee Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Only to be?
I would like to clarify the use of 'only to be' in the following sentence. I presume it acts like a conjunction to correlate events rather than demonstrate the subject's calculated intention. Kindly advise.
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Hi, I would like to clarify the use of 'only to be' in the following sentence. Kindly advise. Yes, that's the idea.
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Hi,
I would like to clarify the use of 'only to be' in the following sentence. I presume it acts like a conjunction to correlate events rather than demonstrate the subject's calculated intention.Kindly advise.Yes, that's the idea. But note the following comments on how to write this way.
He submitted his resignation
I would like to clarify the use of 'only to be' in the following sentence. I presume it acts like a conjunction to correlate events rather than demonstrate the subject's calculated intention.Kindly advise.Yes, that's the idea. But note the following comments on how to write this way.
He submitted his resignation
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Clive, thank you very much. The valuable corrections you have suggested eliminates the ambiguity. 
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