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Question: Bride-___
Solution: TOBE
TOBE Definition 1:
Examples:
Today is Wednesday.
John is my brother.
The first person I met was Susan. = Susan was the first person I met.
Who are you?
“There’s someone at the door.” “Who is it?” “It’s David.”
Your responsibility is to keep this area clean. = Keeping this area clean is your responsibility.
TOBE Definition 2:
Examples:
My hands are cold.
He is 35 years old and six feet tall.
I’m hungry.
The leaves are green, and so is the grass.
The noise was very loud.
The way he behaves is foolish.
How foolish he is!
“(Are) You hungry?” “Yes, I am.”
The book is about English grammar.
These people are with me.
The letter is for you.
They asked the students not to be late. = They asked that the students not be late.
Treat people with respect, whether they are rich or poor. = (formal) Treat people with respect, whether they be rich or poor. = (formal) Treat people with respect, be they rich or poor.
Our neighbors are being unusually friendly lately.
Don’t be such a fool! [=don’t act in such a foolish way]
The book is mine.
I’d do it
TOBE Definition 3:
Examples:
“Hi. How are you?” “Fine, thanks. How are you?”
How is your father? = How is your father’s health?
TOBE Definition 4:
Examples:
I’m a doctor and my sister is a lawyer.
That fish is a trout.
The trout is a (kind of) fish.
Apes are mammals.
She’s a hard worker. [=she works hard]
What a fool he is! [=he is a fool]
Being an artist herself [=because she is an artist herself], she tends to look at other people’s paintings very critically.
TOBE Definition 5:
Examples:
The book is on the table.
“Where’s John?” “He’s in the living room.”
The house is past the bridge.
It was great being here. = It was great to be here.
I must be on my way. [=I must go]
Here’s the book. = Here it is.
TOBE Definition 6:
Examples:
There is a book on the table. [=a book is on the table]
There are concerts several times a week. [=concerts are held several times a week]
There will be concerts next week.
“There’s someone at the door.” “Who is it?” “It’s John.”
TOBE Definition 7:
Examples:
It’s 12 o’clock. [=the time is 12 o’clock]
It’s noon/early/late.
It’s Wednesday today. [=today is Wednesday]
It was noon when we arrived. [=we arrived at noon]
It was here that I lost my way. [=I lost my way here]
It’s raining.
It’s hot out!
It’s odd that he didn’t see us. [=the fact that he didn’t see us was odd]
TOBE Definition 8:
Examples:
“I like this painting. How much is it?” [=how much does it cost?] “It’s 600 dollars.” [=it costs 600 dollars]
TOBE Definition 9:
Examples:
Three plus two is [=equals] five.
TOBE Definition 10:
To happen or take place .
Examples:
The concert was last night.
The concert is [=will be] tomorrow night. [=the concert will take place tomorrow night]
“When was the Battle of Waterloo?” “(It was) In 1815.”
“When is Christmas?” “It’s on a Wednesday this year.”
TOBE Definition 11:
To come or go
Examples:
She has already been [=come] and gone.
Have you ever been [=gone] to Rome?
I haven’t been there for several years.
I’ve been waiting for you for half an hour.
I suggested to my cousin that she go to Florida for her vacation, but she said, “Been there, done that.”
TOBE Definition 12:
To exist or live .
Examples:
I think, therefore I am. [=exist]
Once upon a time there was [=lived] a knight.
There once was a man who dwelt alone in a small village.
All the things that are [=exist]
“To be, or not to be: that is the question.”
TOBE Definition 13:
Examples:
The money was found by a child.
They were [=got] married by a priest.
Don’t be fooled by what he says.
Please be seated. [=please sit down]
The election was expected to produce a very close result.
God be praised! [=let God be praised]
I was surprised by her rudeness.
TOBE Definition 14:
Examples:
They are studying.
I have been sleeping.
He was reading.
Are you getting hungry?
Our neighbors are being unusually friendly.
TOBE Definition 15:
Examples:
I’m seeing him tomorrow. [=I will see him tomorrow]
We are leaving soon. [=we will leave soon]
TOBE Definition 16:
Examples:
The best is yet/still to come. [=the best has not yet happened]
No one realized that she was one day to become famous. [=that she would become famous one day]
She was not/never to see him again. [=she would never see him again]
There are to be two concerts next week. [=there will be two concerts next week]
TOBE Definition 17:
Examples:
People like that are to be pitied, not hated. [=people like that should be pitied]
You are not (allowed) to smoke in here!
What am I to do? [=what should I do?]
TOBE Definition 18:
Examples:
The truth of their argument was not to be denied. [=could not be denied]
You’re not to blame: you weren’t to know he’d be offended. [=you could not have known that he would be offended]
The book
TOBE Definition 19:
Examples:
He must study if he is to pass his exams. [=he must study in order to pass his exams]
TOBE Definition 20:
Examples:
He isn’t here: he is [=has] gone.
Christ is risen. [=Christ has risen]
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