 Re: Grammar problem with "to"
Yes, Ikia, I agree. See point 1 in my previous post. When it boils down to it, I don't understand/agree with the parallel/non-parallel analysis (though I tried to follow its logic in poin 2) because, as you mentioned, we have a main clause and an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverbial. It seems like apples and oranges. To go back to the original sentence,
The CD must be listened to to make sure it works.
I think this sentence is perfectly fine, it just needs a comma.
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