Timeline for Refreshments to follow
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| Apr 9, 2018 at 15:11 | comment | added | stangdon | @quietrack1 - The simple present, "Refreshments follow" just states a general truth or something that always happens, like "Birds lay eggs" or "Summer follows spring." Are to is a form of to be to, which is used when describing plans or orders: blog.abaenglish.com/advanced-grammar-to-be-to | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 21:25 | comment | added | quietrack1 | Thank you stangdon! I think it's the word "follow" that confuses me. Can we just say "Refreshments follow"? What is the difference between "Refreshments are to follow" and "Refreshment follow". Thank you again! | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 11:48 | comment | added | stangdon | Maulik: Both ways are not OK. "Refreshments to be followed" doesn't make sense, because it means that the refreshments will be followed by something else. "Refreshments to follow" is just a shortened version of "Refreshments are to follow". | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 4:44 | comment | added | Maulik V | Yes. Also, the limited space. Both ways, it's okay. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 4:30 | comment | added | quietrack1 | Thank you. So the whole sentence should be like "This show is followed by refreshments"? Why does it become "Refreshments to follow" instead of "Refreshments to be followed", a passive voice? Thank you very much! | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 4:07 | history | answered | Maulik V | CC BY-SA 3.0 |