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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

is it a post-modifying adjective

rooms to let are myriad.

is it an infinitive verbal adjective: to let?

Is it archaic literal style of adjectives being used as postmodifiers.

I mean in analogy with sky crimson in:

The sky crimson was awe-inspiring (instead of crimson sky),

we say rooms to let, (but not to let rooms, though)

I hope I managed to put across my idea.

thanks for any suggestion in advance.
  

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Inchoateknowledge rooms to let are myriad. is it an infinitive verbal adjective: to let? Is "to rent" an infinitive verbal adjective?

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  • Inchoateknowledge rooms to let are myriad.
  • is it an infinitive verbal adjective: to let?
  • Is "to rent" an infinitive verbal adjective?
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Inchoateknowledgerooms to let are myriad.

is it an infinitive verbal adjective: to let?

Is "to rent" an infinitive verbal adjective?
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Milky
Inchoateknowledge
rooms to let are myriad.

is it an infinitive verbal adjective: to let?

Is "to rent" an infinitive verbal adjective?

It depends on the context that surrounds "to rent".
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rooms to let = rooms to rent = rooms available to be rented

The infinitive to let (= to rent) is adjectival. An adjectival infinitive may not precede the noun it modifies, no.

This is not archaic or literary in style, no. It's a very common, everyday structure.

*There are many to let rooms.
There are many rooms to let.
*I have a lot of
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