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Persona Grata Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Adjectives followed by infinitives
In my book, there are explanations about Adjectives followed by infinitives.
"Certain adjectives can be immediately followed by infinitives, as in (a) and (b). In general, these adjectives desribe a person (or persons), not a thing. Many of these adjectives desribe a person's feelings or aptitudes."
glad to happy to pleased to content to delighted to relieved to
fortunated to proud to ahsamed to likely to eager to willing to
etc..
(A)We were glad to hear the bad news.
(B)I was content to see Tim at the meeting.
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But there is more explanations.
"The expressions below are usually followed by infinitive phrases with verbs such as see, learn, discover, find out, hear."
sorry to sad to upset to disappointed to surprised to astonished to
shocked to stunned to
etc...
what does it mean?? What is differences between the former and the latter??
"Certain adjectives can be immediately followed by infinitives, as in (a) and (b). In general, these adjectives desribe a person (or persons), not a thing. Many of these adjectives desribe a person's feelings or aptitudes."
glad to happy to pleased to content to delighted to relieved to
fortunated to proud to ahsamed to likely to eager to willing to
etc..
(A)We were glad to hear the bad news.
(B)I was content to see Tim at the meeting.
.
.
.
.
.
But there is more explanations.
"The expressions below are usually followed by infinitive phrases with verbs such as see, learn, discover, find out, hear."
sorry to sad to upset to disappointed to surprised to astonished to
shocked to stunned to
etc...
what does it mean?? What is differences between the former and the latter??
Top answer
No difference in form or use, I think-- the writer is just giving you some extra information: the latter verbs are followed by the 'see, learn, etc' verbs in particular.
- No difference in form or use, I think-- the writer is just giving you some extra information: the latter verbs are followed by the 'see, learn, etc' verbs in particular.
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No difference in form or use, I think-- the writer is just giving you some extra information: the latter verbs are followed by the 'see, learn, etc' verbs in particular.
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