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vihotruki

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Dear all

I often meet this kind of sentence "If it is to operate....."

Can you explain me the role of "is to"?

I guess it is for emphasis, but Im not sure

Thank you^^
 

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Experts, please reply!

I am also eager to know what this grammtically means...

As far as I understand, it is a statement\fact. (simple present tense)
 

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Dear all

I often meet this kind of sentence "If it is to operate....."

Can you explain me the role of "is to"?

I guess it is for emphasis, but Im not sure

Thank you^^
You can insert a mental "going".
"If it is going to operate, you'll need to insert a battery."
You can also say:
"To make it operate, ..."
"To get it to operate, ..."
"For it to operate, ..."

"In order for it to operate, ..."
...
I don't think it's for emphasis. If it is, what is the base form?
 

vihotruki

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:up: Thank Raymott, It sounds plausible. I think now I know how to use this in a right way.
 
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