English Grammar for University Students. Part 4. Марина Воловикова

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      I’d like you to try this dish.

      I hate him to talk in this way.

      4. After verbs denoting wish and intention (to want, to wish, to desire, to intend, to mean and some others).

      I wish you to be happy and rich.

      I don’t want him to be reprimanded.

      5. After verbs denoting declaring (to announce, declare, to pronounce).

      I declare you to be man and wife.

      The journalists reported the second death to happen due to the hurricane.

      6. After verbs denoting compulsion (to have, to make, to get, to order)

      A salesperson got me to spend much more money on my suits that I wanted to

      What made him change his mind?

      I have the gardener take care of everything.

      7. After verbs denoting order and permission (to allow, to order)

      He ordered the keys to be taken from the prisoner.

      The head master didn’t allow the telephones to be brought to school.

      8. After certain verbs requiring a prepositional object (to count (up) on, to rely (up) on).

      I rely on him to support me.

      I’m counting on you to tell me everything.

      9. After the verb to let without the particle ‘to’

      Just let them try it!

      The subjective infinitive construction

      The Subjective Infinitive Construction is the construction in which the Infinitive (usually the Infinitive phrase) is in predicate relation to a noun in the Common case or a pronoun in the Nominative case.

      The Subjective Infinitive Construction is used as a Complex Subject in the following cases:

      1. With the verbs to seem, to appear to prove, to turn out, to happen, to chance.

       appears as a place of worship.

       seemed offence at my comments on her work.

       proved a good friend when she lent me some money.

       happened dinner when I came home.

      2. With the verbs in the Passive Voice:

      a) verbs denoting saying (to announce, to declare, to report, to say, to state, etc.).

       was declared over.

       is said to Peru last year.

      b) verbs denoting mental activity (to believe, to consider, to expect, to find, to know, to mean, to presume, to regard, to suppose, to think, to understand, etc.).

      This were meant together.

       is considered the best University in Russia according to world ranking systems.

       is thought the conference.

      c) verbs of sense perception (to feel, to hear, to see, to watch).

       were seen to leave the city by train.

      d) the verb to make.

       was made his apologies.

      3. With likely, unlikely, sure, certain. In this case only the non-perfect forms of the Infinitive are used, with future reference.

       is likely in a traffic jam.

       are sure present at the meeting.

      The for-to-infinitive construction

      In the For-to-Infinitive Construction the Infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective case preceded by the preposition for.

      The for-to-Infinitive construction has the same functions as a single Infinitive, though with some restrictions.

      1. Subject. The For-to-Infinitive Construction is often used in this function with the introductory it.

      It is difficult for them to comprehend that.

      For me to hear him was disturbing.

      2. Predicative. In this function the construction is mostly used with the link verb to be.

      The only solution is for him to leave the country.

      This is for you to learn by heart.

      3. Object. The For-to-Infinitive construction functions as object of both verbs and adjectives.

      He waited for the door to open.

      I asked for the papers to be sent on time.

      She is anxious for her daughter to enter a good school.

      4. Attribute.

      It was time for her to move on.

      The best thing for you to do is to have proper rest.

      5. Adverbial modifier of purpose.

      She paused for us to express our emotions.

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