sombody + infinitive. what does it mean?
Hello. I have a question about some headlines in the news.
For examle:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-visit-cuba-just-eight-months-after-embassy-reopens-in-havana/2016/02/17/c0db1b46-d5ea-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html

"Obama to visit" where can i find information about such grammar construction?

thank you.

Question

sombody + infinitive. what does it mean?
Hello. I have a question about some headlines in the news.
For examle:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-visit-cuba-just-eight-months-after-embassy-reopens-in-havana/2016/02/17/c0db1b46-d5ea-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html

"Obama to visit"  where can i find information about such grammar construction?

thank you.

Answer

Newspapers use their own grammar for headlines. You're just lucky you're reading an American one; British ones are even worse. See http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/newspaper-headlines or (a bit tongue in cheek) http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/02/18/the-grammar-of-newspaper-headlines/

Answer

This link has a good explanation:
http://www.abaenglish.com/blog/advanced-grammar-to-be-to/
This structure can also be used for commands:  You are to sit still and be quiet!

Answer

This is a phrase used to convey the future tense. Often phrases are cut short by the news media to keep their headline concise. The way this phrase would look in its complete form- 'Obama will visit Cuba'

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