Hello everyone! I've found some perfect articles in "NY Times" about the latest Grammy events and interesting travels. There are pretty much sentences with infinitives. Hope you'll enjoy!
The Best and Worst of the Grammys
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/arts/music/grammy-performances.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmusic&action=click&contentCollection=music®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront
1. Adele was right to stop the show and insist on getting Take 2 for "Fastlove, Pt.1, the Grammy's tribute to George Michael.- NPA, adverbial modifier of time.
2. Perfahp only Adele commands the music-business clout to stop and restart a song on live TV - letting loose a profanity that didn't make it onto the air.- NPA, infinitive as object
3. Mr. Michael also sang, "I miss you baby; was he someone planning to cheat, or on the rebound?-NPA, infinitive as object
4. Chance went on to win the best rap album for "Coloring Book", the first streaming-only release to win a Grammy after a rule change this year.- NPA, adverbial modofier of purpose; NPA, infinitive as attribute
5. Ms. Perry's feet weren't squeezed into heels - they were in white sneakers, freeing her to leap into the air when the spirit of the song required being airbone.- NPA, infinitive as object
6. She's also sung duets with Tony Bennet and tried to fashion herself into a roosty ballader.-NPA, infinitive as object
7. Then Bruno Mars arrived to play "Let's Go Crazy" like a Prince tribute band.- NPA, adverbial modifier of time
8. With the artists alternating sections, it was hard to get a grasp on either song.- NPA, infinitive as object
9. It was perhaps a strange way to open a show about flawless execution.- NPA, infinitive as attribute
5. This was Marie Antoinette’s luxe prison after she and King Louis XVI were forced to leave Versailles.- NPA, infinitive as object
6. Behind the St. Paul church, signposts mark the remains of city walls that King Philippe Auguste ordered in 1190 to protect Paris from invaders.- NPA, infinitive as object
7. I might start near the Square du Temple, a sweet, verdant park where the Templar’s fortress stood, and where Marie Antoinette and the king were later imprisoned after trying to escape from the Tuileries.- NPA, infinitive as object
8. Today, the city is in the midst of an ambitious expansion project called Le Grand Paris, which aims to enlarge Paris’s boundaries by stitching its core to the banlieues — the neglected outer suburbs — with a new transport system.- NPA, infinitive as object
9. Most people stop in the imposing stone-paved courtyard just to see the mansion.- NPA, adverbial modifier of purpose
10. Passing them is to breathe the air drawn by Racine, Molière and La Fontaine.- NPA, infinitive as predicative
11. A streetlamp casts a pale light over the tops of trees and illuminates a sign describing how the Knights Templar occupied a premier position of power, only to fall in the unrelenting tide of history.- NPA, adverbial modifier of subsequent events
The Best and Worst of the Grammys
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/arts/music/grammy-performances.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmusic&action=click&contentCollection=music®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront
1. Adele was right to stop the show and insist on getting Take 2 for "Fastlove, Pt.1, the Grammy's tribute to George Michael.- NPA, adverbial modifier of time.
2. Perfahp only Adele commands the music-business clout to stop and restart a song on live TV - letting loose a profanity that didn't make it onto the air.- NPA, infinitive as object
3. Mr. Michael also sang, "I miss you baby; was he someone planning to cheat, or on the rebound?-NPA, infinitive as object
4. Chance went on to win the best rap album for "Coloring Book", the first streaming-only release to win a Grammy after a rule change this year.- NPA, adverbial modofier of purpose; NPA, infinitive as attribute
5. Ms. Perry's feet weren't squeezed into heels - they were in white sneakers, freeing her to leap into the air when the spirit of the song required being airbone.- NPA, infinitive as object
6. She's also sung duets with Tony Bennet and tried to fashion herself into a roosty ballader.-NPA, infinitive as object
7. Then Bruno Mars arrived to play "Let's Go Crazy" like a Prince tribute band.- NPA, adverbial modifier of time
8. With the artists alternating sections, it was hard to get a grasp on either song.- NPA, infinitive as object
9. It was perhaps a strange way to open a show about flawless execution.- NPA, infinitive as attribute
Caribbean’s Carnivals Tip Their Hats to Trinidad
1. Throughout 2016, tens of thousands of revelers flocked to over a dozen destinstions to partake in carnival celebrations.- NPA, infinitive as object; NPA, adverbial modofoer of purpose
2. "In the past, we've tended to keep our culture to ourselves, but now Trinis have gained the confidence to export something we certainly do well: party and have a good time."- NPA, infinitive as object; NPA, adverbial modifier of purpose
3. Four years ago his team was given a government mandate to create a carnival as part of an effort to lure tourists and stimulate the creative sector.- NPA, adverbial modifier of purpose; NPA, infinitive as attribute; NPA, infinitive as object
4. The Bahamas, like many islands, wanted to maintain its own inimitable flavour while importing Trini styles.- NPA, infinitive as object
5. The idea is to showcase how the history of carnival manifests inself way outside of the Caribbean context.- NPA, infinitive as predicative
4. The Bahamas, like many islands, wanted to maintain its own inimitable flavour while importing Trini styles.- NPA, infinitive as object
5. The idea is to showcase how the history of carnival manifests inself way outside of the Caribbean context.- NPA, infinitive as predicative
My Paris: seduced by the past
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/travel/marais-paris-france-culture.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftravel&action=click&contentCollection=travel®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=42&pgtype=sectionfront
1. Fifteen years ago, I was lucky enough to find a quaint apartment on a small rue in the central Marais.- NPA, adverbial modifier of result of condequence
2. I'd just moved from Washington, D.C., to be the bureau chief for a financial news agency covering the birth of Europe's new currency, the euro, which I would go on to write about for the former International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.- NPA, adverbial modifier of purpose; NPA, infinitive as object
3. As I was settlin down, one thing became clear: Paris, in all of its sprawling grandeur, would take time to know.- NPA, infinitive as attribute
4. I lounged at the Canal St.-Martin to watch games of boules, and searched for the tombs of Balzac, Delacroix and Jim Morrison at Pere-Lachaise cemetery.- NPA, adverbial modifier of purpose
6. Behind the St. Paul church, signposts mark the remains of city walls that King Philippe Auguste ordered in 1190 to protect Paris from invaders.- NPA, infinitive as object
7. I might start near the Square du Temple, a sweet, verdant park where the Templar’s fortress stood, and where Marie Antoinette and the king were later imprisoned after trying to escape from the Tuileries.- NPA, infinitive as object
8. Today, the city is in the midst of an ambitious expansion project called Le Grand Paris, which aims to enlarge Paris’s boundaries by stitching its core to the banlieues — the neglected outer suburbs — with a new transport system.- NPA, infinitive as object
9. Most people stop in the imposing stone-paved courtyard just to see the mansion.- NPA, adverbial modifier of purpose
10. Passing them is to breathe the air drawn by Racine, Molière and La Fontaine.- NPA, infinitive as predicative
11. A streetlamp casts a pale light over the tops of trees and illuminates a sign describing how the Knights Templar occupied a premier position of power, only to fall in the unrelenting tide of history.- NPA, adverbial modifier of subsequent events
Dasha, the article about exploring Paris is very interesting. Thanks for sharing it! :)
ОтветитьУдалитьI'm glad you enjoyed it!:)
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