| Element | USE: 'BE MEANT TO', IDEAL STATES |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | MODALITY |
| SubCat | expressions with be |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use 'be meant to' to talk about ideal states. |
| Corrected Learner Example | Animals are meant to be free, and man should be very careful about interfering with nature. (Swedish, B2 VANTAGE, Pass, 1993) Primary school is meant to be there so that you build all the basics of your education. (French, B2 VANTAGE, ===NONE===, 2011) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | Animals are meant to be free, and man should be very careful to interfer with nature. (Swedish, B2 VANTAGE, Pass, 1993) Primary school is meant to be there so that you built all the basics of your eduction. (French, B2 VANTAGE, ===NONE===, 2011) |
| Comments | There are 2.6 per million occurrences of 'be meant to' in CLC but in BNC there are only 0.2 per million occurrences. |
