воскресенье, 12 февраля 2017 г.

Infinitive task

Good afternoon!
I consider the articles I have read interesting. Maybe you find something nice in them, too. 


  1. he is next in line to become – NPA infinitive as predicative (construction to be to do smth)
  2. to be honest with you –  NPA as parenthesis
  3. could be succeeding – NPCA as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  4. can get – bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal predicate
  5. he was thought to be keen on returning–NPA as  complex subject (verbs of mental activity)
  6. it helps you guys [the media] to write your articles; to speculate a little bit more – NPA as object
  7. let get – bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  8. would be interested - bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  9. want to fuel – NPA as object
  10. I was honoured to be – NPA as a part of predicate
  11. to sort of throw – NPA as subject 





  1.  the need to understand,  how to maintain it – NPA as attribute
  2. can have bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  3. you'd need to bundle upNPA as object
  4. should turn – bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  5. was to keep – NPA infinitive as predicative (construction to be to do smth)
  6. offered to take –  NPA asobject
  7. she didn’t want Labrie to inspect – NPA as complex object (verbs of wishes)
  8.  this customer was now afraid to visit a shop – NPA as object
  9. She didn’t want a mechanic to address – NPA as complex object (verbs of wishes)
  10. we’d charge her hundreds of dollars, or more, just to see what the problem with her heat was, and even more to fix it – NPA as object
  11. is used to heat – NPA as object
  12. It’s not uncommon for these engines to lose coolant – NPA as subject (+dummy subject "it")
  13. couldn’t tell bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  14. there was enough coolant for both the engine cooling system, and the heater core, to function properly. – NPA in for-to-infinitive construction
  15. the engine had enough coolant to keep itself from overheating, but not quite enough to be pumped into the heater core, to heat the cabin. – NPA, NPP, NPA as object
  16. she’d been scared to address – NPA object
  17. I told the customer to keep an eye on it and to call me– NPA as object
  18. to make it happen – NPA as object, bare infinitive as complex object (inducement)
  19. should get, can protect bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  20. tell us to call them – NPA as object
  21. will exceed bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate


  1. would taxi bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  2. would taxi close to the terminal building in order to load and unload passengers – NPA as object
  3. it's much easier for him or her to judge - NPA as for-to-infinitive construction
  4. Left side doors therefore made it more convenient for passengers to transit - NPA in for-to-infinitive construction
  5. having to circlebare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  6. to allow the ship to tie up – NPA as object; NPA as complex object (permission)
  7. would berth bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
  8. it was necessary for aircraft builders to set the convention - NPA in for-to-infinitive construction
  9. allows the pilot to keep - NPA as complex object (permission)    


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