Consolidation

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THE INFINITIVE AS ATTRIBUTE

Ex.1. Do It Yourself

The infinitive as attribute always follows a noun or pronoun:

A noun can be the subject and the object of the attributive infinitive, the form of the attributive infinitive is usually active:

The Infinitive in this position can be used with a preposition:

Ex.2. Translate the sentences into Russian, using the infinitive from the following list as attribute:

  to do, to say, to waste, to make, to arrive  

1. There’s nothing else.... 2. They had very little There were no objections... that you could put your finger on. 4. He was nearly the last.... 5. You see I have no time....

Ex.3. Complete the following sentences using infinitives as attributes:

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Ex.5. Replace the subordinate attributive clause by an infinitive in the function of an attribute.

Model: I had avoided the house all day and had brought food that we could eat by the lake. → I had avoided the house all day and had brought food to eat by the lake.

1. Thank you very much, but I’ve got something better I can do with my time. 2. There was nothing else we could do. 3. He might have something he wanted to tell her. 4.1 just want to look round and see if there’s anything that can be done. 5. Scarlett, I have something so important I want to tell you that I hardly know how to say it. 6. At the end of the year there was a great deal we had to do. 7. There was noth­ing more that could be done here. 8. There are various things we must discuss. 9. Everything was all right, there wasn’t a thing one could find fault with. 10. I’ve got a suggestion I can make to you.

Ex.6. Replace the infinitive used in the function of an attribute by an attribative clause.

Model: Probably there’s nothing to do. → Probably there’s nothing that we can do.

1. I had apparently nothing to fear. 2. “Did they give you anything to drink?” I said. 3. Her parents were away from home, so there would be nobody to look after her. 4. I should have thought it would be more to the point to get up and enjoy a splendid day. 5. It was not the thing to say. 6. Well, there is nothing to see inside. 7. There was nothing else to do. 8. She found no one to admire.

Ex.7.

CONSOLIDATION

Home assignment

Kobrina §96-110 (p.70-82)

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Ex.3. Translate into English using the infinitive as attribute:

1. Я тебе должен что-то показать. 2. Он работал хоро­шо и легко. У него было много дел. 3. Ничего не оставалось делать, как только ждать прихода родителей. 4. У него были дети, о которых он должен был заботиться. 5. Кто-то должен первым начать говорить. 6. Они первыми приехали, следовательно, первыми и уедут. 7. У него было много но­востей, которые он должен был немедленно сообщить Раль­фу. 8. У него был небольшой багаж, который следовало упаковать. 9. Вы выглядите очень больным. Есть кто-ни­будь, кто бы мог за вами ухаживать здесь? 10. Ей нечего было сказать.

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