[Grammar] The first man to walk on the moon

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UM Chakma

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Hi there,
I am quite not familiar with this sentence structure; The first man to walk on the moon said it was "a giant leap for mankind". Is this sentence right if I write this way? "The first man who walked to the moon said it was "a giant leap for mankind" I think this is correct.

Can we use the structure put as title with other words? For example; The first person to climb the highest tree in our village was myself.

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Nobody can walk to the moon.

Change 'to' to 'on' and your alternative version is correct.

Yes to your second question.
 

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"The first person to climb the highest tree in our village was myself." I would not use "myself" there; I would use "me".
 
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