there are five students to ...

[azz]

Can one say:

a. There are five students to take the test.
instead of:
b. There are five students who are to take the test.

I think one can say:

c. There are five students here to take the test.

but I don't know why I don't feel comfortable with (a).

 

[José Manuel Rosón Bravo]

Good evening Azz,

a) is OK.

and

your third alternative, c), is OK as well.

Regards,

José Manuel Rosón Bravo