The document discusses different verb constructions in English involving verbs followed by infinitives, gerunds, and past participles. It provides examples of common verbs that take each construction, including perception verbs that can be followed by an object and "-ing" form or infinitive with no object required. It also notes some constructions that allow passive voice, such as verbs of perception or verbs taking an object and infinitive.
The document discusses different verb constructions in English involving verbs followed by infinitives, gerunds, and past participles. It provides examples of common verbs that take each construction, including perception verbs that can be followed by an object and "-ing" form or infinitive with no object required. It also notes some constructions that allow passive voice, such as verbs of perception or verbs taking an object and infinitive.
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The document discusses different verb constructions in English involving verbs followed by infinitives, gerunds, and past participles. It provides examples of common verbs that take each construction, including perception verbs that can be followed by an object and "-ing" form or infinitive with no object required. It also notes some constructions that allow passive voice, such as verbs of perception or verbs taking an object and infinitive.
The document discusses different verb constructions in English involving verbs followed by infinitives, gerunds, and past participles. It provides examples of common verbs that take each construction, including perception verbs that can be followed by an object and "-ing" form or infinitive with no object required. It also notes some constructions that allow passive voice, such as verbs of perception or verbs taking an object and infinitive.
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VERB + BARE
INFINITIVE
Without an object
● Passive is rare
V+ obj+bare inf.
● 1. Two passive forms ● Passive with “allow VERB+ BARE( WITHOUT OBJECT)
MAKE DO she made do our homework
LET I let go my happiness HELP please help tidy the room HEAR SAY/TELL They heard tell their names MAKE BELIEVE you don’t have to make Believe your friend that you’re loyal
PASSIVE IS RARE IN THIS
CASE VERB+OBJ+ BARE
FEEL I felt the ground
shake HAVE (almost always in the HEAR I heard the child cry perfective) NOTICE I noticed the boat Cause or experience disappear I have had my son look for a OBSERVE I observed the job children play HELP help me do my PERCEIVE I perceived a homework hard atmosphere LET The teacher let me SEE I saw the burglar climb listen to music while in class
SMELL I smelt the lotion PASSIVE (WITH ALLOW)
spilt 1. My sister was let to WATCH I watched them go listen… 2. My sister was allowed to PASSIVE: listen… The child was heard to cry (completed action) VERB + TO- INFINITIVE
CLAUSES CLAUSES OF VERBS OF OF APPEARANCE COMMUNICATION PURPOSE
. Say - think
It takes a that- clause when the It allows that- subject of the clause infinitive is It appears that different the lette was He promised that the new employee not sent would be ascended He said to come If you happen (informal) She to see him…/ / he said managed to he doesn’t get rid of the seem to be he would prison very come intelligent VERB+OBJECT +TO-INFINITIVE
Imposing Mental Prepositional
one’s will state verbs verbs
NOUN: Obj Inf. Cl: O of
the main cl. (Main She verb) S imagined (inf) They the frog to be a prince waited for (Od) the bus to come 2 Passive: 1. It was imagined that the prince… 2. The frog was imagined to be… The government Altenative: compels She considered everyone to him a prince stay at home. Everyone stays at home
PASSIVE Everyone is compelled to stay at home CAT ● He was ENA TIV E allowe d to go
● That’s why she SVO+ PURP OSE
left him VERB+ (OPTIONAL OBJ)+TO-INF
Without a With a passive
passive can’t bear, hate, like, Ask, beg, bother, love, prefer, need choose. Dare, expect, want, wish help, intend, mean, require, trouble a. We can’t bear to feel He asked him to come. alone He intends to go b. We can’t bear him to PASSIVE be so irresponsible He was asked to come VERB + V-ING V+ -ing Prior to the V+Obj V+ Obj (no action of the /Gerund + gerund)+ main verb V-ing ing
V+Obj+ ing (no gerund)
Verbs of Percepti assumption Set on verbs and opinion phrases V+ OBJ / GERUND+V-ING PREPOSITIONAL VERBs
1 or 2 doers Obj (him): Impersonal 2 different formal verbs doers Disapprove of
Gerund Used to Insist on Look forward to
(his): inf Resign oneself to
THEY INSISTED ON HER CHANGING JOB
Entail Excuse Involve Fogive Mean pardon necessita te
They It means suggeste He them/ d his/ forgave their him going me/ my preventin to the asking g the hospital disease I didn’t see ●
V+ Obj+ him V-ing performing that action
Redu ced I didn’t ●
Relat ive Clau se see that chld VERB+ OBJECT (NO GENITIVE* V-ING
Verbs of PERCEPTION assumption Set phrases VERBS and opinion
FEEL, HEAR, CONSIDER,
NOTICE, DISCOVER, CATCH OBSERVE, FIND, KEEP PERCEIVE, SEE, SMELL, WATCH PICTURE, LEAVE REPRESENT, SEND REVEAL, SET ACTION IN PROGRESS SHOW
DURATION IS NOT IMPORTANT They can be used in the passive I heard the He was caught children stealing playing VERB+ -EN (WITHOUT OBJECT) GET GET LOST! HAVE (old fashioned) HAVE DONE! (STOP!) VERB+ OBJECT+ -EN
Same as Perception Incomplete V+ (O)+ to-inf verbs action
CAN’T BEAR DISCOVER,
HATE FANCY, FIND, LIKE FEEL IMAGINE, LOVE HEAR KEEP, LEAVE, NEED SEE MAKE, PREFER REPORT, WANT SHOW
He felt I want it She fancied himself done! dancing betrayed
