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The infinitive as the object

The infinitive as the object. 1.verb + infinitive. 2.verb + conjunctive pronoun/adverb + infinitive. Next year, he will train to be a teacher. He likes to go mountain climbing. I have learned to adapt to my disability. Then I started to get weaker and weaker.

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The infinitive as the object

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  1. The infinitive as the object

  2. 1.verb + infinitive 2.verb + conjunctive pronoun/adverb +infinitive

  3. Next year, he will train to be a teacher. • He likes to go mountain climbing. • I have learned to adapt to my disability. • Then I started to get weaker and weaker. • My fellow students have begun to accept me for who I am. • A big company has decided to buy it from me.

  4. 1.verb + infinitive • Next year, he will train to be a teacher. • He likes to go mountain climbing. • I have learned to adapt to my disability. • Then I started to get weaker and weaker. • My fellow students have begun to accept me for who I am. • A company has decided to buy it from me.

  5. He agreed to pay $4,000 for the car. • They failed to fulfill the plan. • We managed to put the fire out. • They are preparing to build a freeway between the two cities. • She preferred to stay behind. • The soldiers refused to surrender. • She volunteered to go and work in the northwest. • You must learn to look after yourself.

  6. He agreed to pay $4,000 for the car. • They failed to fulfill the plan. • We managed to put the fire out. • They are preparing to build a freeway between the two cities. • She preferred to stay behind. • The soldiers refused to surrender. • She volunteered to go and work in the northwest. • You must learn to look after yourself.

  7. Exercise: • Don’t hesitate ________(chase) your love. • I hate_________ (wash) the dishes. • You have promised________ (help) me. • I think you don’t dare_______ (go) there. • Don’t bother _________ (answer) the letter personally.

  8. Exercise: • Don’t hesitate to chase (chase) your love. • I hate to wash (wash) the dishes. • You have promised to help (help) me. • I think you don’t dare to go (go) there. • Don’t bother to answer (answer) the letter personally.

  9. infinitive gerund

  10. 1.Some verbs can be followed only by either infinitive or gerund. • 2.Some verbs can be followed by both infinitive and gerund, but the meanings are more or less different. • 3.Some verbs can be followed by both infinitive and gerund, and the meanings are nearly the same.

  11. Practice makes perfect !

  12. She couldn’t think what to say. • He taught me how to swim. • You must learn how to be patient. • Do you remember which way to get there? • I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. • We have to find outwhere to buy food.

  13. She couldn’t think what to say. • He taught me how to swim. • You must learn how to be patient. • Do you remember which way to get there? • I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. • We have to find out where to buy food.

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