Re: GOING TO, ETC It looks good on the surface but it has its problems.
Consider: Predicate Adjective
I am happy
==> Happy is what I am. (OK)
I am going to eat
==> Going to eat is what I am. (Not Ok) Verb Phrase
I am going to eat.
==> Going to eat is what I am going to do (OK). Predicate Adjective Determined to argue is what I am. (OK)
Going to = future plan
Hoping to = future aspiration
intending to = future intention Predicate Adjective
I am typing.
==> Typing I am. (Not OK) Verb Phase
I am told not to stop.
==> Not to stop is what I am told. (OK)
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