Structures with Bare Infinitive

Structures with Bare Infinitive

Structure I

She watched him park his car

Verbs of sense perceptions to see to hear to feel smb. do smth to watch (formal) to notice

The structure is used to speak of the action that one witness. The infinitive function is as part of a complex object.

I saw her. She wrote an application and handed it to secretary.

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Structure II

A) The Dean made the students write an explanatory note. B) They let him smoke in the room.

make smb. do smth let

The structure is used to express either compulsion (принуждение)(a) or permission (b)

Ex. The students were made to write an explanatory note.

He was let to smoke in the room.

Structure III

The tutor won^,t have us miss classes without a reasonable excuse.

won^,t have smb. do smth

The structure expresses warning, dissatisfaction and has mainly a negative form. (Я не допущу, чтобы…/Я против, чтобы…)

Structure IV

A) We had better go home now. B) I would rather stay a little longer.

had better do smth would rather

The structure is used to express one^’s recommendation/advice (a) and one^’s choice/preferences (b)

Ex. If I have time to spare, I would rather…

Structure V

Why not come and talk to her yourself?

Why not do smth?

The structure is used to express advice and suggestion. It is used sentences beginning with WHY.

Structure VI

To know London is to know the contrast of a big city, to know two worlds within one city.

Read go get smoke have deceive paint quarrel hear take

Structure VII

His dream was to enter the Linguistic University.

Our aim is… Their purpose was… Her plan was… The duty is.. Our task is.. His only wish is …

Structure VIII

I would be delighted to hear Scorpions sing.

to be (dis)pleased to be thrilled to be glad to be sorry to be anxious to do smth to be proud to be disappointed to be shocked to be relieved to be disgusted

The structure expresses one^’s attitude to the person or thing spoken about.

Structure IX

John is easy to please. Джону легко угодить. (через Д.п. или В.п.)

The dress is difficult to change. Her speech is easy to follow. The singing children were amusing to watch. The statement was difficult to rephrase.

The structure is used to express the speaker^,s attitude to the person.

Structure X

She seems to know English well.

seem appear to – оказаться happen – случиться (оказаться) to turn out/to prove

The structure expresses doubt, uncertainty. Verbs of mental perception and of saying/reporting such as BE REPORTED, BE SAID, BE KNOWN, BE CONSIDERED, BE EXPECTED

Ex. My friend turned out to have been V3.

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