Things to do vs. Work to do
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Is there any difference in these sentences?
I have lot of things to do today.
I have lot of works to do today.
Which is more common?
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Is there any difference in these sentences?
I have lot of things to do today.
I have lot of works to do today.
Which is more common?
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Possible duplicate of to do/to be done — passive voice
– FumbleFingers
38 mins ago
@FumbleFingers It's not, I want to know differences of using "things" and "works", not the active/passive usage of them
– Soheil KD
36 mins ago
Your use of plural works is non-idiomatic to the point of being "ungrammatical", and the difference between things to do and work to do is either POB or should be raised on English Language Learners. But why did you arbitrarily switch from active to passive in your examples if that wasn't relevant?
– FumbleFingers
31 mins ago
@FumbleFingers When I was writing the question, It just made more sense to me to make it passive, btw I've edited
– Soheil KD
24 mins ago
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Is there any difference in these sentences?
I have lot of things to do today.
I have lot of works to do today.
Which is more common?
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Is there any difference in these sentences?
I have lot of things to do today.
I have lot of works to do today.
Which is more common?
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word-choice expression-choice
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Possible duplicate of to do/to be done — passive voice
– FumbleFingers
38 mins ago
@FumbleFingers It's not, I want to know differences of using "things" and "works", not the active/passive usage of them
– Soheil KD
36 mins ago
Your use of plural works is non-idiomatic to the point of being "ungrammatical", and the difference between things to do and work to do is either POB or should be raised on English Language Learners. But why did you arbitrarily switch from active to passive in your examples if that wasn't relevant?
– FumbleFingers
31 mins ago
@FumbleFingers When I was writing the question, It just made more sense to me to make it passive, btw I've edited
– Soheil KD
24 mins ago
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Possible duplicate of to do/to be done — passive voice
– FumbleFingers
38 mins ago
@FumbleFingers It's not, I want to know differences of using "things" and "works", not the active/passive usage of them
– Soheil KD
36 mins ago
Your use of plural works is non-idiomatic to the point of being "ungrammatical", and the difference between things to do and work to do is either POB or should be raised on English Language Learners. But why did you arbitrarily switch from active to passive in your examples if that wasn't relevant?
– FumbleFingers
31 mins ago
@FumbleFingers When I was writing the question, It just made more sense to me to make it passive, btw I've edited
– Soheil KD
24 mins ago
Possible duplicate of to do/to be done — passive voice
– FumbleFingers
38 mins ago
Possible duplicate of to do/to be done — passive voice
– FumbleFingers
38 mins ago
@FumbleFingers It's not, I want to know differences of using "things" and "works", not the active/passive usage of them
– Soheil KD
36 mins ago
@FumbleFingers It's not, I want to know differences of using "things" and "works", not the active/passive usage of them
– Soheil KD
36 mins ago
Your use of plural works is non-idiomatic to the point of being "ungrammatical", and the difference between things to do and work to do is either POB or should be raised on English Language Learners. But why did you arbitrarily switch from active to passive in your examples if that wasn't relevant?
– FumbleFingers
31 mins ago
Your use of plural works is non-idiomatic to the point of being "ungrammatical", and the difference between things to do and work to do is either POB or should be raised on English Language Learners. But why did you arbitrarily switch from active to passive in your examples if that wasn't relevant?
– FumbleFingers
31 mins ago
@FumbleFingers When I was writing the question, It just made more sense to me to make it passive, btw I've edited
– Soheil KD
24 mins ago
@FumbleFingers When I was writing the question, It just made more sense to me to make it passive, btw I've edited
– Soheil KD
24 mins ago
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The correct sentences are:
'I have a lot of things to do today.'
And
'I have a lot of work to be done today.'
The different forms of the Infinitive refer to different performers of the things (or work).
In the first sentence the performer is 'I'.
In the second sentence the performer or performers are any people but 'I' for whom this work is (or: these things are) done.
Compare:
I have my hair done.
And:
The hairdresser has done my hair smartly.
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Both are right,but only difference is one sentence is used in passive voice
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2 Answers
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The correct sentences are:
'I have a lot of things to do today.'
And
'I have a lot of work to be done today.'
The different forms of the Infinitive refer to different performers of the things (or work).
In the first sentence the performer is 'I'.
In the second sentence the performer or performers are any people but 'I' for whom this work is (or: these things are) done.
Compare:
I have my hair done.
And:
The hairdresser has done my hair smartly.
answered 43 mins ago
user307254
1,041110
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The correct sentences are:
'I have a lot of things to do today.'
And
'I have a lot of work to be done today.'
The different forms of the Infinitive refer to different performers of the things (or work).
In the first sentence the performer is 'I'.
In the second sentence the performer or performers are any people but 'I' for whom this work is (or: these things are) done.
Compare:
I have my hair done.
And:
The hairdresser has done my hair smartly.
answered 43 mins ago
user307254
1,041110
add a comment |
up vote
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up vote
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The correct sentences are:
'I have a lot of things to do today.'
And
'I have a lot of work to be done today.'
The different forms of the Infinitive refer to different performers of the things (or work).
In the first sentence the performer is 'I'.
In the second sentence the performer or performers are any people but 'I' for whom this work is (or: these things are) done.
Compare:
I have my hair done.
And:
The hairdresser has done my hair smartly.
answered 43 mins ago
user307254
1,041110
The correct sentences are:
'I have a lot of things to do today.'
And
'I have a lot of work to be done today.'
The different forms of the Infinitive refer to different performers of the things (or work).
In the first sentence the performer is 'I'.
In the second sentence the performer or performers are any people but 'I' for whom this work is (or: these things are) done.
Compare:
I have my hair done.
And:
The hairdresser has done my hair smartly.
answered 43 mins ago
user307254
1,041110
answered 43 mins ago
user307254
1,041110
answered 43 mins ago
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answered 43 mins ago
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Both are right,but only difference is one sentence is used in passive voice
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Possible duplicate of to do/to be done — passive voice
– FumbleFingers
38 mins ago
@FumbleFingers It's not, I want to know differences of using "things" and "works", not the active/passive usage of them
– Soheil KD
36 mins ago
Your use of plural works is non-idiomatic to the point of being "ungrammatical", and the difference between things to do and work to do is either POB or should be raised on English Language Learners. But why did you arbitrarily switch from active to passive in your examples if that wasn't relevant?
– FumbleFingers
31 mins ago
@FumbleFingers When I was writing the question, It just made more sense to me to make it passive, btw I've edited
– Soheil KD
24 mins ago