| Element | USE: 'BE FORCED TO', OBLIGATION |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | MODALITY |
| SubCat | expressions with be |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use 'be forced to' to talk about an unnamed obligation, where the circumstances are beyond the control of the speaker/writer. |
| Corrected Learner Example | I don't like to be forced to do something that I don't want to do. (Poland; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Polish; Pass) Due to decreasing sales over the last months, we are forced to cut the budget. (German, B2 VANTAGE, Pass, 2006) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | I don't like to be forced to do something what I don't want to do. (Poland; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Polish; Pass) Due to decreasing sales over the last months we are forced to cut the budget (German, B2 VANTAGE, Pass, 2006) |
| Comments | N/A |
