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UNIT 1. GRAMMAR. NON-FINITE FORMS OF THE VERB.
THE INFINITIVE
FORMS OF THE INFINITIVE
Infinitive | Active | Passive |
Simple | to sign | to be signed (to be + Participle II) |
Perfect | to have signed (to have + Participle II) | to have been signed (to have been + Participle II) |
Continuous | to be signing (to be + Participle I) | |
Perfect Continuous | to have been signing (to have been + Participle I) |
F UNCTIONS OF THE INFINITIVE
Function | Example |
1. Subject 2. Part of the compound predicate 3. Object 4. Attribute 5. Adverbial Modifier | read aloud is very useful. Our aim is to master English. I told him to go as quickly as possible. Here is the article to be translated. I came to help you. |
I NFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
C OMPLEX OBJECT
Construction | Example |
Complex Object noun (c.c.) + inf. pron. (obj. c.) | They expect the steamer to leave tonight. We believe her to be in Moscow now. She wanted me to return soon. We expect him to come here. |
Complex Object is used after the verbs that express:
1) wish and need: to want , , to wish, to desire , would like .
Ex.: I want you to help me. Would you like me to translate this text?
2) supposition: to suppose , to expect , to consider , , to believe , .
Ex.: They consider him to become a good engineer. We believe her to be in Moscow now.
3) physical perception: to watch , to see , to hear , to feel ( to).
Ex.: The students heard him play the piano. She felt somebody look at her.
4) statement, knowledge: to know , to find , , to think , to declare .
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Ex.: We know him to have taken part in the conference.
5) compulsion, order, prohibition: to cause , , to get, to make ( to) , to command, to order , .
Ex.: We could not get him go there.
6) request, permission: ask , to allow, to permit , to enable .
Ex.: I allowed him to come in.
C OMPLEX SUBJECT
Construction | Example |
Complex Subject noun (c. c.) (+ v.) + inf. pron. (n. c.) | The car was seen to disappear in the distance. They are said to have travelled lot. was thought to be honest and kind. |
Complex Subject is used in the Passive Voice with the following verbs: to hear , to see , to find , , to know , to report , to expect , , to consider , , to believe , to say , to suppose .
Ex.: The delegation was reported to have already arrived.
The conference is believed to take place in Minsk.
Complex Subject is used in the Active Voice with the following verbs: to seem, to appear , to prove , to happen , to turn out : to be unlikely (likely) , to be sure (unsure) , , to be certain (uncertain) , .
Ex.: The dinner seems to be ready. The weather is not likely to change. They are sure to come.
CONSTRUCTION FOR + NOUN (PRON.) + INF.
Construction | Example |
for + noun (pron.) + inf. | Everybody waited for the meeting to start. This is for you to decide. It's easy for you to answer this question. |
EXERCISES
Translate from English into Russian.
1. The cargo to be insured by the sellers with a first-class company or underwriters. 2. The vessel to be addressed to the Charterer's Agents at the port of loading and to the Owners' Agents at the port of discharge. 3. Any deficiency on Bill of Lading weight to be paid for by the seller, and any excess over Bill of Lading weight to be paid for by the buyer. The whole shipment to be weighed. 4. The arbitration to be held in Moscow. 5. The cargo to be loaded at the average rate of 1,500 tons per working day. 6. The first question to be considered is whether the offer of the sellers should be accepted. 7. A committee headed by a new top manager began to work out a resolution to be presented to the conference.