Infinitives

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Infinitives
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??????-???(Used as Noun)

• To see is to believe.
• I plan to study abroad next year.
• He told Rick not to think too much.
• I find it necessary to be on good terms with
  teachers.
• It is sometimes very difficult to tell right from
  wrong.

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??????-????(Used as Adj.)

• In a democratic country, every citizen has a
  right to vote.
• Poor Eddie doesn't have any friend to play with.
• Tom has a car to drive.

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??????-???(Used as Adv.)

• I came here to see you.
• The test is hard to pass.
• Linda was surprised to see me at the wedding.
• He studied hard only to fail the exam.
• To do him justice, he did quite an outstanding
  job.

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????????

• try afford
• like decide
• love desire
• mean attempt to V
• hope expect
• want endeavor
• wish pretend

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????????-??

• I am terribly sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
• I expect to finish my master's degree within two
  years, and , if possible, I would like to pursue
  a doctoral degree.

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??????-?????????

• ???????????????,????????to???,??????????,?to???
  ?
• see, hear, feel, watch, notice, observe
• make, have, let (have, let ???)
• They made the land owner sign the contract.?The
  landlord was made to sign the contract.
• I heard Tom sing a Japanese song.? Tom was heard
  to sing a Japanese song.

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??????

• aim function
• goal intention of N. is to V
• reason objective
• purpose
• ?The purpose of this book is to help students
  with their grammatical problems in Spanish
• ?The objective of this workshop is to facilitate
  students learning with computer.

The
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??????

• due ready
• apt likely
• able doomed
• glad anxious to V
• eager inclined
• bound prepared
• ?Once you get confused with defeat and failure,
  you are doomed to fail.

be
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??????

• first
• second
• next N. to V
• last
• only
• ?Jackie Robins was the first black American to
  play baseball in the major leagues.
• ?Timmy will be the next one to present his
  project about child education.

the
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??????

• to be sure
• to be frank/honest
• to begin/start with
• to do one justice ????????,???Adv.
• strange to say
• needless to say
• ?Needless to say, actions speak louder than
  words.

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• ??????? of
• It is to V
• ??????? for

• nice, kind, rude, stupid, foolish, polite,
  generous
• ???????,????
• impossible, necessary, important, pleasant
• ???????,????
• ?Its stupid of you to turn down the offer.
• ?Its necessary for you to come to the meeting on
  time.

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