2019-04-23 Grammar: verb+infinitive patterns

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Identifying the agent of an infinitive.

- Who studies in each sentence?
I asked to study grammar. - I study.
I asked you to study grammar. - You study.
It’s easy to study grammar. - Everybody studies and everybody finds it easy.
It’s easy for me to study grammar. - I study and I find it easy.
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p. 94 exercise 5 - Who is the agent of each bolded infinitive?
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There are 3 patterns of verb+infinitive:
1 verb + infinitive (no object): I forgot to lock the door.
	- These verbs can’t include a different person doing the action.
2 verb + noun + infinitive (always object): I encourage my students to practice at home.
	- These verbs must include a person (or thing) doing the action.
	(If the agent is the same as the subject, use reflexive pronouns: I encouraged myself to do it.)
3 verb + (object) + infinitive: I asked to open the window. / I asked her to open the window.
	- These verbs may or may not include another agent.
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http://www.wordandphrase.info/frequencyList.asp - See the frequency rank (lower number = more common) and 201 examples of a word you type in.
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exercise 7 - Complete the sentences with your partner.
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What do you like to do and what do you like someone else to do?
What do you often ask to do on a typical day? What do you often ask someone else to do?
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Homework: use these pairs of verbs to make ten sentences
Example: hire / clean - “My parents hired a man to clean our pool.”
1 remind / speak
2 require / pay
3 warn / not lose
4 teach / write
5 encourage / try
6 urge / practice
7 allow / use
8 persuade / study
9 force / leave
10 tell / watch