To + infinitve (Advanced level)
Hello Everyone !
I'd love to ask you what kind of grammar represents the part of the sentence written below.
Visitors would be amazed and captivated by the huge variety of wildlife to be found.
I am aware of the structure "is to be found" as a future form. However, in the sentence provided above, the to be is lacking. Does it have something to do with the shortened relative clauses? In that case, it could be as "wildlife being found" . Well, it's probably a far cry from the correct explanation but unfortunately the closes I got to.
I would appreciate your amazing help and am looking forward to response.
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Top answer
Visitors would be amazed and captivated by [ the huge variety of wildlife to be found ]. Interesting question. You were on the right lines in mentioning 'relative clauses'.
- Visitors would be amazed and captivated by [ the huge variety of wildlife to be found ].
- Interesting question.
- You were on the right lines in mentioning 'relative clauses'.
- The bracketed element is a noun phrase in which "to be found" is an infinitival relative clause modifying "huge variety of wildlife".
- Infinitival relative clauses typically have a modal meaning comparable to that expressed in finite relative clauses by "can" or "should", cf.
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Visitors would be amazed and captivated by [the huge variety of wildlife to be found].
Interesting question.
You were on the right lines in mentioning 'relative clauses'.
The bracketed element is a noun phrase in which "to be found" is an infinitival relative clause modifying "huge variety of wildlife".
Infinitival relative clauses typically
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