How should these blanks be filled in?This food is much too hot ------------?

Question

a)to eat b)to be eaten
These suitcases are too heavy----------------
a)to carry b)to be carried
Could you tell me why,plase?

Answer 1

All the terms are correct but it depends on how you are using the words. This food is much to hot to eat is a statement as where to be eaten is a generalisation. Same with the cases - to carry is a statement made by you, to be carried is a generalisation. xxx

Answer 2

I use t he short version all the time. But, I suppose that there could be confusion. Food doesn't eat so it is fairly obvious what is meant there. But, if you are really, really concerned you can alter the syntax so that it is clear which to use. For example: "To eat this food is too hot." and you can see the confusion that you can avoid. Or switch to some subject that clears up the meaning like: "George is too heavy..." The active voice expects an object.
It seems this is even more confused that I had hoped for. I don't know that a phrase needs a subject... it seems to me that ...too hot to eat or too hot to be eaten is an adjective phrase, "too hot," modified by an adverbial phrase "to eat..." or "to be eaten." And then looking at it clearly for what it is... we may have food that is too hot to be eaten. Our other choice is food that cannot eat because it's too hot... it is food that is too hot to eat, you see.
Nevertheless, (ha ha ha I love to used 'nevertheless'...) I think that both usages are allowed and passable as correct English. Use the correct one if you want to be precise.

Answer 3

ok the first part is this food is much to hot to eat

and the other one these suitcases are to heavy to carry

Answer 4

Both work for either situation, I think it's more of just a matter of which is used more often.

Because you say, "This food is much too hot" instead of "This food is too hot", then "to be eaten" is the better answer.

"To carry" is the better answer for the second one, in my opinion.

But, as you can see from the different answers, it's also a matter of opinion and how that person speaks. Both work perfectly and should be acceptable answers either way you look at it.

Answer 5

I’d go for: these suitcases are too heavy to be eaten, any time.
I like the idea of it.

Grammatically, the sentences would be:
”This food is too hot to eat” just as well as
”This food is too hot to be eaten.” and
”These suitcases are too heavy to carry” just as well as
”These suitcases are too heavy to be carried”.
Either solution is grammatically correct.
If any jerk tells you the opposite, punch him in the nose!

You are welcome!

Answer 6

All are fine.

In the (a) sentences, you are omitting the subject from the final nonfinite clause
This food is much too hot (for someone) to eat

while in the (b) sentences, you are keeping the subject from the main clause.

No reason not to do either.

Answer 7

Either form is correct.

"To carry" and "to eat" are in active voice, whereas "to be carried" and "to be eaten" are in passive voice.

The active voice emphasis es the person who is acting; the passive voice emphasis es the person who receives the action. Consider "Lee Harvey Oswald killed John F. Kennedy" (active voice) vs. "John F. Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald" (passive voice).

(Ignore for the moment that some people would take issue with the statements as facts; we are exploring the grammar, not history.)

In this case, passive voice is better, since no one had ever heard of Oswald prior to November 22, 1963.

Here is another example where passive voice is better than active voice:

"Somebody stole my purse" (active)
"My purse was stolen" (passive)

However, generally speaking, active voice is preferred.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Either are good. "To be eaten/carried" are in the passive voice, and "to eat/to carry" are in the active voice, so in written terms "to eat" or "to carry" would be better. However, they are both grammatically correct

Answer 10

Why dont you eat the suitcases while waiting for the food to cool down?
;-)