2017-09-26 Grammar: verbs plus infinitives

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 94 exercise 5 - Who (or what) does the bold action?
1 Norman
2 people
3 students
4 John’s sister
5 John
6 his friend
7 Norman
8 their children
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There are three “patterns” for using infinitives as the objects of verbs:
1 verb + infinitive (I decided to do it.)
2 verb + object + infinitive (I convinced him to do it. / I convinced myself to do it.)
3 verb + (optional noun phrase) + infinitive (I asked to do it. / I asked him to do it.)
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Pattern 1
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p. 96 exercise 7 - With your partner, choose 5 sentences to complete with your own ideas.
Shy students sometimes hesitate to do what they want.
Most children hope to be rich.
Most American teenagers can’t wait to drink.
Most children in elementary school learn to be polite.
Most poor people can’t afford to live happily.
In general, good students tend to study hard for their tests.
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exercise 8 - Write sentences about your partner for 3-5 of these topics.
He often neglects to take out the garbage.
He would refuse to live with cats.
She never hesitates to cook for her whole family.
He can’t afford to get his own restaurant.
She learned to do TOEFL in English class.
He would never care to meet Lady Gaga.
She would pretend to be a doctor when she was a child.
He often neglects to clean his room.
He can’t afford to do homework tonight.
She would often pretend to do homework as a child.
She never hesitates to accept help cleaning her house.
She would pretend to have free time as a child.
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Pattern 2
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p. 97 exercise 9 - Write some sentences with these words.
Iulia reminds her husband to pay the bills.
Some religions forbid people to marry with another religion. / to marry with the same gender.
Greg teaches us to speak English (but not very well).
My mother tells me to eat my vegetables.
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Note: some “patter 2” verbs can be without the object, but then the second verb is a gerund
They don’t permit you to run near this swimming pool.
They don’t permit running near this swimming pool.
- Verbs like this include: advise, allow, forbid, permit, require
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Pattern 3
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p. 98 exercise 10 - Ask your partner about these things.
Sergio likes to do the laundry, but he likes someone else to fold the clothes.
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If you have an object, the sentence can be passive.
They don’t permit you to run. -> You are not permitted to run.
I was told to eat my vegetables.
People are forbidden to marry someone from another religion.
We are taught to speak English by Greg.
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Homework: p. 100 exercise 12 - Complete these sentences with your own ideas.