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Dan01 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Functions of Infinitives
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00 This is my first posting so I hope you can bear with me on this. 02 br
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00 I am puzzled by these questions so I'll be grateful if you can help me on this. 02 br
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00 (a) infinitive phrase as the object of the verb (b) infinitive as the complement of verb 'be' 02 br
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00 which case are these? 02 br
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00 1) It is highly creditable for him to have risen to eminence from obscurity. 02 br
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00 2) The blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearless on any subject. 02 br
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00 Thank you. 02 br
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00 This is my first posting so I hope you can bear with me on this. 02 br
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00 I am puzzled by these questions so I'll be grateful if you can help me on this. 02 br
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00 (a) infinitive phrase as the object of the verb (b) infinitive as the complement of verb 'be' 02 br
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00 which case are these? 02 br
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00 questions: 02 br
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00 1) It is highly creditable for him to have risen to eminence from obscurity. 02 br
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00 2) The blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearless on any subject. 02 br
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00 Thank you. 02 br
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02 br 02 br 00 a) Mary wants to see the stars. (infinitive as direct object) 02 br 00 b) The solution is to wait until dark. 02 br 00 Your second example is not a complete sentence.
- 02 br 02 br 00 a) Mary wants to see the stars.
- (infinitive as direct object) 02 br 00 b) The solution is to wait until dark.
- 02 br 00 Your second example is not a complete sentence.
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0 Welcome to English Forums! 02 br
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00 a) Mary wants to see the stars. (infinitive as direct object) 02 br
00 b) The solution is to wait until dark. (infinitive as complement of "to be") 02 br
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00 Both of your examples show the infinitive as a complement of "to be", but with 'extraposed 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 '. 02 br
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00 a) Mary wants to see the stars. (infinitive as direct object) 02 br
00 b) The solution is to wait until dark. (infinitive as complement of "to be") 02 br
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00 Both of your examples show the infinitive as a complement of "to be", but with 'extraposed 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 '. 02 br
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0 hi CJ! 02 br
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00 thank you so much for replying. ' 05 0 00 ' is applied in both of the examples as you have explained. it is much clearer now. thanks. 02 br
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00 as for the second example, i am sorry as i don't mean to confuse you. i was 'goggling' (see link) for answer when i saw this line and i thought it's interesting. is this case of the se
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00 thank you so much for replying. ' 05 0 00 ' is applied in both of the examples as you have explained. it is much clearer now. thanks. 02 br
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00 as for the second example, i am sorry as i don't mean to confuse you. i was 'goggling' (see link) for answer when i saw this line and i thought it's interesting. is this case of the se
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01 cite 10 Dan01 12 cite 10 hi CJ! 12 br
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10 thank you so much for replying. ' 15 0 10 ' is applied in both of the examples as you have explained. it is much clearer now. thanks. 12 br
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10 as for the second example, i am sorry as i don't mean to confuse you. i was 'goggling' (see link) for answe
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01 cite 10 Dan01 12 cite 10 krish> thanks for the tip. 12 br10 No problem, Dan01. 0-
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00 Yes. As rephrased it is the complement of 'be'. 02 br
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00 if the second example is rephrased ...which case is this? "infinitive as the complement of verb 'be'"? 12 blockquote12 br
00 Yes. As rephrased it is the complement of 'be'. 02 br
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