суббота, 11 февраля 2017 г.

Good afternoon! This Saturday morning seemed to be a splendid opportunity to skim through a bunch of BBC News articles.

1. New Zealand rescuers refloat 100 stranded whales (read full article)

... have managed to refloat - non-perfect active infinitive as object after a notional verb to manage
... managed to rescue - non-perfect active infinitive as object after a notional verb to manage
... after forming a human chain to refloat the whales. - non-perfect active infinitive as an adverbial modifier of purpose
... whales are going to lead them out - be going to + infinitive construction. to lead - non-perfect active infinitive.
... they might turn back - bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
... he had to warn volunteers - infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
... one of the dead whales appeared to have bite marks - non-perfect active infinitive as a part of a complex subject with the verb of seeming to appear
... were also considering how best to dispose - non-perfect active infinitive as object
... they may become gaseous - bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
... what exactly causes whales to beach - non-perfect active infinitive as object (after a notional verb to cause)
...conditions were too dangerous to launch a rescue operation - non-perfect active infinitive as adverbial modifier of result or consequence
... their ability to navigate. - non-perfect active infinitive as an attribute

2. Rampaging deer caught by shopper in US (read full article)

...Two other shoppers, including another hunter, then came to help to escort - 1. to help - NPA infinitive as an adverbial modifier of purpose; 2. to escort - NPA infinitive as complex object.
... they should use their own judgment - bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate
... before the animal could injure anyone - bare infinitive as a part of a compound verbal modal predicate

3. Uzbek film blocked over lack of Morgan Freeman (read full article)

... The movie was due to be shown - NPP infinitive as an adverbial modifier of purpose
... he's nowhere to be found - NPP infinitive as an attribute
... by trying to whip up demand for tickets - NPA infinitive as object after a notional verb to try