Infinitives in news titles

grammar infinitives headline-english

Solution 1:

In this case it is not an infinitive describing the future but rather a description of the subject. It is saying that Buddy is the first dog that tested positive and not "Buddy is a first dog and will test positive soon", which wouldn't make much sense.

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