THE VERBALS (the non-finite forms of the verb)
1. The Gerund.............................................................................................................................. 272
1.1 Forms. Tense/Voice Distinctions....................................................................................... 272
1.2 The Use of the Gerund...................................................................................................... 273
1.3 Verbs Used with the Gerund and the Infinitive.................................................................. 281
1.4 The Gerundial Construction.............................................................................................. 285
1.5 The Gerund and the Verbal Noun..................................................................................... 287
1.6 Revision............................................................................................................................. 289
1.7 Tests.................................................................................................................................. 291
2. The Infinitive............................................................................................................................ 293
2.1 Forms. Tense/Voice Distinctions....................................................................................... 293
2.2 The Use of the Infinitive without the Particle "to".............................................................. 294
2.3 The Functions of the Infinitive in the Sentence................................................................. 295
2.3.1 Revision................................................................................................................... 303
2.4 The Infinitive Constructions............................................................................................... 306
2.4.1 The Complex Object.............................................................................................. 306
2.4.2 The Complex Subject............................................................................................ 312
2.4.3 The For-to-Infinitive Construction.......................................................................... 319
2.5 Revision............................................................................................................................. 323
2.6 Tests.................................................................................................................................. 325
3. The Participle........................................................................................................................... 327
3.1 Forms and Functions......................................................................................................... 327
3.2 The Functions of the Participle in a Sentence.................................................................. 328
3.3 Russian Equivalents of Participles Used as Attributes...................................................... 329
3.4 Russian Equivalents of Participles Used as Adverbial Modifiers...................................... 330
3.5 Have Something Done...................................................................................................... 339
3.6 The Absolute Participial Construction............................................................................... 340
3.7 Revision............................................................................................................................. 341
3.8 Tests.................................................................................................................................. 343