Timeline for What should be the correct form of 'be' verb in the following sentence? [duplicate]
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Jan 21, 2021 at 23:34 | history | closed |
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Duplicate of It is I who am at fault? [duplicate] | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 20:10 | comment | added | BillJ | In relative clauses like this, you have a choice: "It is I who am to do it" (simple agreement) or the less formal "It is me who is to do it" (3rd person override). But, depending on context, you could have "It is I who have to do it", or "it is me who has to do it" (both with a strong meaning of obligation equivalent to "must"). | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 19:26 | review | Close votes | |||
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Jan 21, 2021 at 19:25 | answer | added | LPH | timeline score: 0 | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 19:19 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | No, they're not. Please (1) respect that duplication is not seen as helpful to ELU's primary goals, (2) read John Lawler's answer addressing clefting, and (3) realise that "Aren't has/have parts of the verb be?" shows a real need to get to grips with basics, far before addressing cleft structures. | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 19:16 | comment | added | Jonak | Please suggest an appropriate answer. Has/have are forms of be verb, aren't they? Please help. | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 19:15 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | From John Lawler at the duplicate (tailored): "Verb agreement is invariant under clefting, so if the predicate is 'am to do it' in the original (ie 'I am to do it'), it will still be 'am to do it' in the clefted variant." ==> 'It is I who am to do it.' | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 19:08 | comment | added | Jonak | An actual answer would help. | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 19:06 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Does this answer your question? It is I who am at fault? // niamulbengali's find is a few months earlier. //// Obviously, the question is asking for the correct form/s of 'be' here; has/have do not fulfil question requirements, whether they give grammatical sentences or not. | |
Jan 21, 2021 at 19:05 | comment | added | niamulbengali | Does this answer your question? Is "It is you who are mistaken!" correct? See also He was to get an ice cream, is to , was to . Be to + infinitive | |
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