Tuesday, February 7, 2017

WEEK 1 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIM

Certain verbs may be followed by an object and then by an infinitive with to – I told you to do it. The negative infinitive is formed with not – I told you not to do it.
subjectverbobject(not) to + infinitive
Marco's motherorderedhimto get intothe car.
Elenatoldthe childrennot to touchthe glasses.


The following verbs take this pattern:
advise
allow
ask
beg
command
encourage
forbid
force
instruct
invite
oblige
order
permit
persuade
remind
tell
want
warn
http://www.grammaring.com/verb-object-to-infinitive http://www.fiestaesl.com/verbobj.html
http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/verb-object-to-infinitive


We use 'infinitive + to':

1. after adjectives, 'nice' , 'happy', 'difficult' etc.:

It's nice to see you.

2. to express purpose or reason:

He joined the club to get some exercise.

3. after 'too' and 'enough':

He's too tired to win the race.
She's not fast enough to win the race.

4. after superlatives and first, second, third etc. object of a sentence:

The most difficult thing is to score a goal.
The first thing you do is to change your shoes.

5. after certain verb, 'advise', 'agree', 'allow', 'help', 'learn', etc.
I'll help you to finish it if you like.
HOMEWORK

Write down what your parents want, ask, advise and tell you to do ( no less  than 6 complex sentences)
Write down what you want them to do (no less  than 4 complex sentences )☺


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