The Infinitive

Exercise 6.

1. He was pleased to have taken the bus. (D.S.) 2.I don't want you to take the train. (M.P.)3."Good morning. I'm sorry to haveto trouble you again." – "I suppose it can't be helped." (A.Chr.)4.He was greatly surprised. He had never thought to be troubled with such questions. (S.M.).5.I think she ought to have gone away when he got married. I said so. (A.Chr.).6.It was the boy's decision to go to law school after college. (M.P.).7.When a trainee got into difficulties, he had to be given the chance to show resourcefulness and sort the situation out unaided. (A.H.).8.He left orders that the guest was to be shown into the study, and walked out of the house. (A.Chr.).9.We will give Jensen the pearls to give to you. (A.Hit.).10.He added that he was expecting a Mr Lowen. If Lowen should come before he himself returned, he was to be shown into the study and asked to wait. (A.Chr.).11.Do you want me to go, Inspector? (A.Chr.).12.It doesn't make sense unless you know already that the flight you're on will never get to where it's supposed to be going. Suppose he has a bomb. (A.H.).13.I wished she would stop working, but of course she felt it her duty in war time. (A.Chr.).14.Miller drove carefully. The last thing he wanted was to be stopped by a patrol car and tested for drunkenness. (F.F.).15.Ellery stared enigmatically down at the fork, knife and spoon lying in the tray. "You saw me test them," he said. (E.Q.).16.The Great Depression increased the power of Vito Corleone. And indeed it was about that time he came to be called Don Corleone. (M.P.).17.Brenda rushed over to call me. (A.Chr.).18."Master Oliver," she greeted me. God, how I hate to be called that! (E.S.).19.He wanted to be made a producer tomorrow. "It's my Christmas wish. I've waited so long." (F.S.F.).20.I don't want people to lose money, I want them to make it. (S.M.)

Exercise 10.

1.to thus split 2.to so dread, stop, approach 3.to just go, to become 4.to keep, to never take, to lower 5.to use 6.to offer, to descend, to explore, to finally test 7. to even speak 8. to historically… impeach 9. to make, to help, to even answer10.to again sing 11.to get, to always live 12.to ill treat

Exercise 15.

1.It's monstrous to suggest things of that kind! (A.Chr.) or: To suggest … is monstrous.2.I felt that it would be quite useless to question him further. (A.Chr.)

3.It was my turn to interrupt. "There's no doubt about that." (A.Chr.)4.It is always a shock to meet again someone whom you have not seen for a long time but who has been very much present in your mind during that period. (A.Chr.) 5.It may sound easy, but it isn't, to use a piece of broken glass to cut wrist-bonds. .It takes hours to get through a single strand of cloth. (F.F.).6.I do not want to alarm anyone but I feel it is my duty to warn you that in the pages ahead you will meet a green ghost. (A.Hit.)7."You don't know how lovely it is to have a daughter!" she said. (A.Chr.).8.It is impossible to drive from Sixty-third Street to Boston in less than three hours and twenty minutes. (E.S.).9.It took ten minutes to locate those trucks, it'll take another ten to get them back. (A.H.)10.It was time to go home. (J.Ch.).11.It would be nice to see some of my classmates. (S.Sh.).12.It took him twenty minutes to find a public telephone. (F.F.).13.She is missing. We know that there were at least six attempts to poison her, all unsuccessful. It's logical to assume that there was a seventh attempt and that the seventh attempt was successful. (E.Q.)14.It's a great mistake ever to say anything when you needn't. (A.Chr.).15.It was a relief to get some air after dinner. (D.S.) or It was pleasant to get … .

Exercise 20.

a)

1.He had to wear a false beard and a wig. (A.Chr.).2."Oliver," she pleaded, "could you just say a word?" To him? She must be going out of her mind! "I will never talk to him." (E.S.).3."Thank you. We'll have to be going soon." "You are staying to dinner. That's an order." "We can't, sir," I replied. "We have to, Oliver," said Jenny. "Why?" ."Because I'm hungry," she said. (E.S.).4.Passengers should check in at the airport thirty minutes before take-off. (B.D.Graver).5.We'd better stop for petrol soon. The tank is almost empty. (R.Murphy).6.I did not need to disturb the old man. He often dozed off about six. (A.Chr.).7."Is she totally paralysed?" "Oh yes. She never leaves her bed; she can't walk a step. It's been that way for ten years now." (E.Q.).8."Would you like to help me?" "I'd love to. What am I to do?" (E.Q.).9."Excuse me, I must be in the wrong apartment. Does Miss Tarkle live here?" "Yes, come in, come in. May I ask who you are?" (E.Q.).10."Miss Morgan, tell me: why should a wealthy old lady who is almost completely paralysed stealthily purchase six cats within a period of five weeks?" She shrugged. "I told you I couldn't make it out." (E.Q.).11.She was poisoned for her hidden money. She must have been murdered yesterday. (E.Q.).12.One word before you go. We may have been seen together. They may want to know what we have spoken about. (A.C.D.)

b)

13.I began to think about God. (E.S.) 14."Yes, sir," I replied, continuing to shake his hand. (E.S.) 15."I beg your pardon?" The dean took off his glasses and began to polish them with his tie. (E.S.).16.I first came to know Sophia Leonides in Egypt towards the end of the war. (A.Chr.).17.I bet they would have seen, too, if there had been anything to see. You know 6.I'm beginning to believe there really is nothing between them. (A.Chr.).18.I start to lose my hearing. (D.S.).19.Cindy started to say something, then stopped. (A.H.).20.He continued to stare at the woman, trying to determine her age. (D.S.)

Exercise 22.

1.Mr Adams said that all he could do was to call the police. (M.Dean).2.The main problem, as he said, was to get other people to believe him. (C.W.) or: … to make other people believe him..3.All they need is to have a good time together. (D.S.).4.And the last thing he wanted to do was (to) betray either of them. (D.S.).5.I don't know when I shall get back to England. But as soon as I get back, the first thing I shall do will be to come and see you and ask you to marry me. (A.Chr.).6.The first business on the agenda paper was to read the following letter. (A.C.D.).7.The best thing was to ignore them. (C.W.).8.All I wanted to do was to see Sophia. (A.Chr.).9.The only thing you might do, Mrs Adams, is to go out to the airport. (A.H.).10.My aim is to start up my own company.11.Your next task is to check up the results of the observations.12.Your handwriting is difficult to read.13.She is easy to please..14.The date was impossible to make out.15.He is easy to convince.16.The cat was hard to catch.17.They are pleasant to talk with.18.The window was very difficult to open. (R.Murphy)

Exercise 23.

1.All she could do then was to wait in the car. (J.Ch.).2.It would be unfair to try to judge this book as a novel. (F.S.F.).3.To know Jenny is to love Jenny; it's a universal truth. (E.S.).4.It was then that the truth started to get to me. (E.S.).5.It's only fair to say that Lowen denies it utterly, and of course the word of a man like Kellet can't be relied upon in the slightest. It's within the bounds of possibility that he met Davenheim in the lane and robbed and murdered him. (A.Chr.).6.Afterward he had to wear a false beard and a wig, and to sleep with a.false beard is not easy – it invites detection. (A.Chr.).7.It is wiser not to ask. (A.C.D.).8."Josephine, hasn't anybody told you that it's not nice to listen at doors?" "Of course they have. But if you want to find things out, you have to listen at doors. I bet Inspector Taverner does, don't you?" (A.Chr.).9.Their role is to take over a man's mind and to cause him to become an enemy of life and of the human race. (C.W.).10.She could only nod. Ellery began to wrap the cold food leftovers from the invalid's tray. "Take it to Dr Prouty and ask him to analyse it for me." (E.Q.) 11.After the game, an X ray determined that no bones were broken. The doctor said that not to play for a week would be the wisest thing. I thanked him. (E.S.).12.A father's love is to be cherished and respected. It's rare. (E.S.).13.It is difficult to separate fact from fancy. (E.S.).14.He is difficult to please. / It is difficult to please him..15.She was poisoned for her money. She must have been murdered yesterday.(E.Q.)

Exercise 36.

1.To make sure she had not misunderstood, Inez read the contents of the form again. (A.H.).2."If I were hiding from the police, do you know where I should hide? In a prison!" "What?" "You are seeking M.Davenheim in orderto put him in prison, so you never dream of looking to see if he may not be already there!" (A.Chr.).3.The excited listener sprang toward me to shake hands. (M.T.).4.Passing the kitchen, he stopped to drink a glass of water. (M.Hewings).5.She turned to look at Ashley, bewildered. (S.Sh.).6.I had slept very little the night before. I had been up early to accompany Taverner. (A.Chr.).7.He went all the way to watch a lousy hockey game? (E.S.).8.He needed an extra ten or fifteen minutes, at least, to buy flight insurance. He cursed himself for not having gone out to the airport sooner, and bought the flight insurance he needed in plenty of time. (A.H.).9.Michael heaved a sigh of relief and moved forward to meet them. Two huge policemen grabbed his arms. (M.P.).10.Can you tell me something about Mr. Laurence Brown? He was engaged by your father to teach your children. (A.Chr.).11.Have you come to help us – or the other thing? (A.Chr.).12.She's got to go to the bank to cash a cheque. (B.Abbs)

Exercise 38.

1.She opened her eyes to see Robby smiling at her. (N.I.).2.Scott arrived at the South Pole on January 18th, only to find that Amundsen had got there before him. (Longman Dictionary).3.We came home to find the house had been burgled. (L.G.Alexander).4.It was just bad luck that Mr. Carlson had left the safe unlocked to make things easier for them (burglars). (A.Hit.).5.She left home never to return. (L.G.Alexander).6.I turned round to find a man pointing a knife at me. (M.Hewings).7.She arrived at the departure gate to see the aeroplane taxiing away. (A.H.).8.She went to the shop, only to discover that the dress was too expensive. (B.D.Graver)

Date: 2015-04-20; view: 1181