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SELF-CORRECTION EXERCISES
1. Define the form of the infinitive in the following sentences:
| SENTENCES | THE FORMS OF INFINITIVES |
| 1.She seemed much too young and much too pretty to be involved in a nasty brawl like this. | “to be involved” – the non-perfect correlation; the passive voice, the common aspect |
| 2.Dr.Rossi feared he might be crossing into a minefield. | “be crossing” – the non-perfect correlation; the active voice; the continuous aspect |
| 3.A passion for music was better than several others he could have imagined. | “have imagined” – the perfect correlation, the active voice, the common aspect |
| 4.You must have been approached. | “have been approached” – the perfect correlation, the passive voice, the common aspect |
| 5.I could work on the problem for years. | “work” – the non perfect correlation, the active voice, the common aspect |
| 6.For about ten days we seemed to have been living on nothing but cold meat, cake and bread and jam. | “to have been living” – the perfect correlation, the active voice, the continuous aspect |
2.Define the function of the infinitive in the following sentences:
| SENTENSES | THE FUNCTIONS OF INFINITIVES |
| 1.He was trying to ignore Harkin’s admonitions and pretending to be wholly unconcerned about the jury. | “to ignore” – an object “to be” – an object |
| 2.The latest from Judge Harkin was a list of things to do. | “to do” – an attribute |
| 3.He went to see the track coach and ask shyly for advice. | “to see” –an AM of purpose |
| 4.Well, to be honest, it’s on my list of questions. | “to be honest”- parenthesis |
| 5.They had to watch something. | “to watch” – part of the CVMP |
| 6.It was a slow day, not much to do but sit and wait for the jury to return. | “to do” – an attribute “sit”, “wait”– AMs of exception “to return”- part of a complex object |
| 7.Cleve’s task was to find good, solid death and injury claims and make sure they found their way to Rohr’s office. | ‘to find” – part of the CNPpr |
| 8.It was impossible to picture any of these small-town hicks on the jury possessing brains big enough to dream of ten million dollars. | “to picture”- a subject “to dream” - an AM of result |
| 9.He was wiry and nervous, and found it difficult to relax. | “to relax” – an object |
| 10.Do not hesitate to ask for anything. | “to ask” –an object |
| 11.I want you to respond if you feel the slightest need to. | “to respond” – part of a complex object |
| 12.Did you see or receive any piece of written material, which in any way mentioned anything to do with this trial? | “see” – part of the SVP “to do” – an attribute |
| 13. Between each question in this script, the Judge wood stop and look hopefully at each juror. | “stop, “look” – parts of CVPhPs |
| 14.Why sit around the motel room? | “sit” – a predicate |
| 15.They’ve agreed to reimburse me for my travel expenses, but that’s all. | “to reimburse” – an object |
| 16.In fact, Cleve’s business card pronounced him to be an “Investigator”. | “to be”–part of the complex object |
| 17.You expect me to walk in there with five thousand bucks in cash and hand it over to you. | “to walk”, “hand” – parts of complex objects |
| 18….they are too smart to leave a trail leading to their doorstep. | “to leave” – an AM of result |
| 19.They must have escaped in a waiting boat. | “escape” – part of the CVMP |
| 20.I began to doubt her dedication to the cause … | “to doubt” – part of the CVPhP |
| 21.I am glad to meet you. | “to meet” – an object |
| 22.I meant to have given you five shillings this morning for a Christmas-box, Sam. I’ll give it you this afternoon, Sam. | “to have given” – an object “give” – part of the SVP |
| 23.I cannot but think so. | “think’ – part of the CVMP |
| 24.To doubt, under the circumstances, is almost to insult. | “to doubt” – a subject “to insult” – part of the CNPpr (predicative) |
| 25.She nervously moved her hand towards his lips as if to stop him. | As if “to stop” – an AM of purpose accompanied by the additional meaning of comparison |
| 26.He arrived at three o’clock to hear that Fleur had gone out with the car at ten. | :to hear” – an AM of subsequent events |
| 27.He lived to be ninety. | “to be” ninety – an AM of time |
| 28.We’ve got to notify others immediately. | “to notify” – part of the CVMP |
| 29.Derrick saw his point, but was unwilling to concede so quickly. | “concede” – part of the CVMP |
| 30.Herman Grimes was blind and had nothing to hide. | “to hide” - an attribute |
| 31.He was just a student with little to lose. | “to lose” - an attribute |
| 32.He was content to keep his nose in a book and ignore everyone. | “keep”, “ignore” – objects |
| 33.There wasn’t another black face to be seen. | “to be seen” – an attribute |
| 34.You should go out some evening. | “go out” – part of the CVMP |
| 35.Then, as he studied his father’s face, he began to comprehend that this McCarthy business was just a pretext. | “to comprehend” - part of the CVPhP |
| 36.Sooner or later you’re going to notice me. | “to notice” – part of the CVMP |
| 37.He decided to address their Greek scholar on his most important article. | ‘to address” – an object |
| 38.It was shocking to think of the extreme measures. | “to think” – a subject |
| 39.To give is more blessed than to receive. | “to give” – a subject; “to receive” – an AM of comparison |
| 40.We’d better move fast. | “move’ – part of the CVMP |
NOTE:
AM – Adverbial Modifier
CNPpr – Compound Nominal Predicate proper
CVMP – Compound Verbal Modal Predicate
CVPhP – Compound Verbal Phasal Predicate
SVP – Simple Verbal Predicate
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