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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

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Hi.
Is it grammatically correct to say;
Last person to leave the office must lock the door.

I think it should be;
Last person who leaves the office must close the door.

Thank you for your help in advance
  

Top answer

Hi, Both are fine, but #1 is very common. It would be better English to say ' The last person . .

— Clive

  • Hi, Both are fine, but #1 is very common.
  • It would be better English to say ' The last person .
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  • Omitting 'the' puts it in the form of a terse instruction, that might for example be stuck on a notice board.
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Hi,

Both are fine, but #1 is very common.

It would be better English to say 'The last person . . . '.
Omitting 'the' puts it in the form of a terse instruction, that might for example be stuck on a notice board.
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Last person to leave must lock up.
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Thank you Clive.
Would you tell me the grammar structure of last person to go?
I saw it one the Lab door, it sounded so odd to me that I thought it might be wrong.
Thank you very much for your help
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Hi,

Noun + infinitive

eg The last person to leave was Tom = The last person who left was Tom.
eg The last person to leave will be Tom = The last person who will leave will be Tom.

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The last person to leave the office must lock the door.

Subject....................................................... verb ............ object
[ The last person to leave the office ] [must lock[ [the door].

The subject of the sentence is an infinite clause (phrase)

subject..................verbal (infinitive) ..... object
[ The last person ] [ to l
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