Predicative complexes with non-finite forms of the verb

Syntactic functions of non-finite forms of the verb

Infinitive phrases

Infinitive phrases consist of a question word and an infinitive.

How/ when/ why/ where to do	What/ whom/ which to take	whether to do
How to get across was the problem. (S) The problem was how to get across. (P) I don’t knowhow to get across. (O)	They discussed the question of who to invite. (Attr.) She explained which book to use.	We hesitated whether to go or not. (O)

Predicative complexes with non-finite forms of the verb

PC consists of a nominal part and a non-finite form with predicative relations between them.

Predicative relations are relations between a subject and a predicate in the sentence.

	Predicative Complex with the infinitive	PC with the infinitive introduced by preposition "for" (for-phrase)	Predicative Complex with the gerund (gerundial complex)	Predicative Complex with the participle (participial complex)
subject	1. He was seen to enter the house. Heard, expected, told, known, believed,made 2. He is sure to go. (un)likely, bound 3. She seems to have finishedher repot. appear, turn out, prove, happen	1. For me to stay here is very important. 2. It’ svery important for me to stay here. It isnot for me to decide. Hard, easy, good, unusual 3.It was nice of you to help me. Kind, sensible, silly, stupid, tactless, generous, mean	His coming back is a great event.   It’s no use / no good/ useless your going there now.	He was seen talkingto somebody. (Could) be heard, found, left, kept, caught The window was found broken. Seen, found, left, considered, believed
predicative		My aim is for you to get agood education.	I 'm for your coming back.
object	We saw him enter the house. Notice, see, hear, feel, let, make, have I want you to stay. Would like, hate, prefer, expect, know, believe, allow, order	We are waiting for you to come.He arranged for me to stayat a hotel. We are anxious (= want) for you to succeed.We appealed for the case to be investigated. Mean, long (= want)	I can’t stand his telling the stories again and again. I'm looking forward to your coming back.	We saw him talkingto somebody. See, hear, feel, leave, find, catch, keep, have We found the window broken. Have, get, want, see, hear, leave, find I have my hair cut once a month.
attribute		There's nobody for him to play with.	I have no hope of his coming back.
adverbial modifier		The box is too heavy for me to lift.(result) I’ve told you about it for you to knowthe truth. (purpose)	After his coming back we started discussing our further steps. (time We left without his noticing it.(attend circumstances)	With him talking to somebody, we had to wait. (reason) It being warm and sunny, we were having a good time on the beach. (attend circumstances) The window broken, it was cold in the room. (reason)

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