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According to many books, the following sentence is correct.

Apples are good to eat.

The subject of the sentence "apple" cannot do the action denoted by the phrase "to eat".  Therefore I prefer the sentence given below.

Apples are good to be eaten.

Please commend.

asked Aug 12 '12 at 12:32 Z. A. Jazley Contributor
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