In the objective with the infinitive construction the infinitive (usually an infinitive phrase) is in predicate relation to a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective case. It is rendered in Russian by an object clause.
It is mostly translated into Russian by an object clause.
Subject + Predicate + Noun (Pronoun) + Infinitive
- I want Mother (her) to help me.
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- They expect the steamer to leave tonight.
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The Complex Object is used after the verbs:
| 1. of mental activity: to know, to think, to consider, to believe, to find (, ), to expect, to suppose (), to imagine, to feel, to trust, to mean, etc. After these verbs the verb to be is generally used. (It can be omitted after the verbs to consider, to find, to declare). The use of this construction after most verbs of mental activity is more characteristic of literary style. 2. of declaring: to pronounce, to declare, to report, to teach. 3. denoting wish and intention: to want, to wish, to desire, to mean, to intend/to choose (= want). 4. denoting feeling and emotion: to like, to dislike, to hate 5. denoting order and permission: to order, to allow, to suffer ( , ), to ask (for), to command, to encourage, to forbid, etc. In most cases after these verbs the Passive Infinitive is used. 6. denoting sense perception: to hear, to see, to watch, to feel, to observe, etc. After such verbs the bare infinitive (without "to") is used. After these verbs only the Indefinite Infinitive Active is used. If the meaning is passive we use Participle II. If the process is expressed Participle I Indefinite Active is used. | - I knew them to beright. , . □ We expect them to arrivesoon. , . - I find him (to be)a very clever man. , . - I don't consider him (to be)an honest man. , . - The doctor pronounced the woundto be a slight one. , . - He intended me to gowith him to India. , . - I want you to stopworrying. , . - Tell me what you would like me to do., , . - The captain ordered the cases to be loaded. . - asked for the letter to be sent offat once. , ( ). - She asked to be shownthe photo. . - Mr Domby suffered his daughter to playwith Paul. . - I saw Brown enterthe room. , . - I felt the blood rushinto my cheeks. , . - I saw the fire slowly conquered. , . - saw Fleur coming. , . |
COMPARE:
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Verb + Infinitive
I saw him enter the shop. (I saw the whole action - he opened the door, went in and disappeard.)
Verb + Participle I
I saw him entering the shop. (This action was in progress when I saw him).
NOTES:
1. The verbs to see and to hear are followed by a clause (not by the Infinitive Construction) when they are not really verbs of sense perception, i.e. when the verb to see means "to understand" and the verb to hear- "to learn, to be told"
- I saw that she didn't realize the danger.
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- I heard that he had left for the south.
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2. After the verbs to see and to notice the Complex Object is not used with the verb to be, a clause is used in that case:
- I saw that he was pale. , .
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