Useage of the Infinitive after verbs, objects or special words
Infinites after verbs and objects
In the English language one often uses the structure "verb + object + infinitive" to build sentences.
| verb | object | infinitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aunt Mary | told | Sue | to wash the dishes. | |
| Dad | lets | us | drive the tractor. | |
| Michael | expects | you | to finish the presentation by Monday. | |
| Maria | wants | me | to repair her iPod. |
The following verbs are suitable regarding the above discussed sentence structure:
| advise | She advise me to take to red shirt. |
|---|---|
| allow | Susan allows her little sister to wear her dress. |
| ask | Mary asked us to water her flowers. |
| expect | I expect you to publish the test results today. |
| help | Tom helped Susan to carry her bag. |
| invite | They invited us to join the game. |
| know | She knows him to handle this situation. |
| order | The police ordered everyone to leave the park. |
| remind | Susan reminded him to leave at eight. |
| teach | Stefan thought Ken how to swim. |
| tell | Mum told me to water the flowers. |
| want | I do not want you to stay behind! |
| wish | Tom whished Susan to come along. |
| would like | I would like you to do the dishes today. |
Infinitives after “special” words
After the following words one uses infinitive structures in the English grammar:
- Ordinal Numbers - first, second, ...
- Superlatives - best, last...
- "the only"
Examples for the Infinitive after special words:
Tom was the second to cross the line.
I was the last to touch the statue.
He was the only one to finish the contest.
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