Infinitive verb vs participial verb form
(1a) There are ten people joining our club.
(1a) There are ten people to join our club.
(2a) There will be ten people joining our club next month.
(2b) There will be ten people to join our club next month.
(3a) There are a lot of special events celebrating the king's 100th birthday.
(3b) There are a lot of special events to celebrate the king's 100th birthday.
My non-native English speaking friends and I made up these sentences. My neighbor read them and said you have to use a participle when sentences start with "there". Another neighbor of mine said (3b) is grammatically OK.
Do you think all the b's are grammatically wrong? Please explain this. Thanks a lot.
Top answer
ansonguy you have to use a participle when sentences start with "there". I don't think this necessarily applies to ALL sentences with "there", though it may apply to a great many. You need There are ...
- ansonguy you have to use a participle when sentences start with "there".
- I don't think this necessarily applies to ALL sentences with "there", though it may apply to a great many.
- You need There are ...
- people joining our club (people who are joining our club).
- , it leaves more things out): There are ...
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ansonguyyou have to use a participle when sentences start with "there".
I don't think this necessarily applies to ALL sentences with "there", though it may apply to a great many.
You need There are ... people joining our club (people who are joining our club).
Your other sentence seems more ellipti
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