To have publicly supported
"Among the senior executives to have publicly supported the call for a second vote are James Daunt, boss of book chain Waterstones, and Justin King, former chief executive of Sainsbury’s."
(The Guardian.)
Is to have publicly supported the call for a second vote an infinitival relative clause modifying the head of the noun phrase, i.e., "senior executives" in the sentence above?
Top answer
" Yes, it's an infinitival relative clause modifying "executives". It's interpreted as "... senior executives who have publicly supported the call for a second vote".
- " Yes, it's an infinitival relative clause modifying "executives".
- It's interpreted as "...
- senior executives who have publicly supported the call for a second vote".
- The covert (missing) relativised element is subject of the relative clause.
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"Among the senior executives to have publicly supported the call for a second vote are James Daunt, boss of book chain Waterstones, and Justin King, former chief executive of Sainsbury’s."
Yes, it's an infinitival relative clause modifying "executives". It's interpreted as "... senior executives who have publicly supported the call for a second vote".
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