BE + superlative adjective + TO + infinitive
This structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition." can replace a defining relative clauseA group of related words containing a subject and a verb.:
Geoffrey was the last to understand the joke. (Geoffrey was the last person who understood the joke.)
If we want to express a passive actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something, we use a passive infinitive:
His was the last composition to be marked. (His was the last composition that was marked.)
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