Функции инфинитива в предложении
Инфинитив в предложении может употребляться в следующих функциях:
1) подлежащего: То see means to believe. –
Увидеть – значит поверить.
2) части сказуемого: То know everything is to know nothing. –
Знать все – значит, ничего не знать.
Здесь инфинитив – именная часть сказуемого.
3) прямого дополнения: I asked him to give me the magazine. –
Я попросил его дать мне журнал.
4) определения (часто в функции определения инфинитив переводится на русский язык определительным придаточным предложением):
Nature has many secrets to be discovered yet. –
У природы много секретов, которые еще предстоит раскрыть.
5) обстоятельства:
His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another words. – Он был слишком расстроен, чтобы изложить те же самые мысли другими словами.
Exercise 1. Заполните пропуски инфинитивами данных глаголов.
Example: She can't afford to go on holiday abroad this year.
You promised not to tell anyone.
go tell not / see go up meet not / tell
stay lend forget see not / be
1. Mr Jones is getting old. He tends ___ things.
2. I pretended ___ Linda when I passed her in the street.
3. The beautiful stranger refused ___ Bob her name.
4. She decided ___ at home last night.
5. Prices tend ___.
6. I was rather hard up so my parents agreed ___ me some money.
7. We arranged ___ at 7 o'clock. And Mike promised ___ late.
8. Mary was so angry that she demanded ___ the manager.
Exercise 2. Соедините пары предложений, используя инфинитив. Выполните перевод.
Example: She crossed the road. I saw her. – I saw her cross the road.
1. They left at 10 o'clock. I heard them. 2. My neighbour saw a burglar. He broke into my house. 3. A pavement artist drew a portrait of a little girl. I watched him. 4. Chuck looked at another student's paper during the exam. The teacher noticed him. 5. There was an earthquake in my hometown last month. The ground shook. I felt it. 6. Peter's plane was delayed. Other planes landed and took off. He watched them.