This is carried out according to the course and wale quality of the fabric to be knitted by the knitting machine.
We could write fabric is knitted/fabric will be knitted/fabric can be knitted. But here, in the sentence stated above, fabric to be knitted has been used? Would anybody like to tell me when to be+past participle is used instead of auxiliary verbs+past participle?
Best Answer
Fabric "to be knitted" is a relatively stylistically unusual way to avoid using a longer relative clause. It is equivalent to saying "The fabric which will be knitted" or "The fabric that will be knitted". It is a little shorter as written, but it sounds archaic or a little strange if used in an informal setting.