| SENTENCES
| THE FORMS OF INFINITIVES
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| 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
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| 2.Dr.Rossi feared he might be crossing into a minefield.
| “be crossing” – the non-perfect correlation; the active voice; the continuous aspect
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| 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
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| 4.You must have been approached.
| “have been approached” – the perfect correlation, the passive voice, the common aspect
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| 5.I could work on the problem for years.
| “work” – the non perfect correlation, the active voice, the common aspect
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| 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
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| SENTENSES
| THE FUNCTIONS OF INFINITIVES
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| 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
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| 2.The latest from Judge Harkin was a list of things to do.
| “to do” – an attribute
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| 3.He went to see the track coach and ask shyly for advice.
| “to see” –an AM of purpose
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| 4.Well, to be honest, it’s on my list of questions.
| “to be honest”- parenthesis
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| 5.They had to watch something.
| “to watch” – part of the CVMP
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 9.He was wiry and nervous, and found it difficult to relax.
| “to relax” – an object
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| 10.Do not hesitate to ask for anything.
| “to ask” –an object
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| 11.I want you to respond if you feel the slightest need to.
| “to respond” – part of a complex object
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| 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
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| 13. Between each question in this script, the Judge wood stop and look hopefully at each juror.
| “stop, “look” – parts of CVPhPs
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| 14.Why sit around the motel room?
| “sit” – a predicate
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| 15.They’ve agreed to reimburse me for my travel expenses, but that’s all.
| “to reimburse” – an object
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| 16.In fact, Cleve’s business card pronounced him to be an “Investigator”.
| “to be”–part of the complex object
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| 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
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| 18….they are too smart to leave a trail leading to their doorstep.
| “to leave” – an AM of result
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| 19.They must have escaped in a waiting boat.
| “escape” – part of the CVMP
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| 20.I began to doubt her dedication to the cause …
| “to doubt” – part of the CVPhP
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| 21.I am glad to meet you.
| “to meet” – an object
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| 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
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| 23.I cannot but think so.
| “think’ – part of the CVMP
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| 24.To doubt, under the circumstances, is almost to insult.
| “to doubt” – a subject
“to insult” – part of the CNPpr (predicative)
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| 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
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| 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
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| 27.He lived to be ninety.
| “to be” ninety – an AM of time
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| 28.We’ve got to notify others immediately.
| “to notify” – part of the CVMP
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| 29.Derrick saw his point, but was unwilling to concede so quickly.
| “concede” – part of the CVMP
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| 30.Herman Grimes was blind and had nothing to hide.
| “to hide” - an attribute
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| 31.He was just a student with little to lose.
| “to lose” - an attribute
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| 32.He was content to keep his nose in a book and ignore everyone.
| “keep”, “ignore” – objects
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| 33.There wasn’t another black face to be seen.
| “to be seen” – an attribute
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| 34.You should go out some evening.
| “go out” – part of the CVMP
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| 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
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| 36.Sooner or later you’re going to notice me.
| “to notice” – part of the CVMP
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| 37.He decided to address their Greek scholar on his most important article.
| ‘to address” – an object
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| 38.It was shocking to think of the extreme measures.
| “to think” – a subject
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| 39.To give is more blessed than to receive.
| “to give” – a subject;
“to receive” – an AM of comparison
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| 40.We’d better move fast.
| “move’ – part of the CVMP
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