I. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW (ALL ABOUT GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES)
3. Infinitives
3.2 Infinitives Used as the Object of a Verb
Just as gerunds can be used as the object of a verb, infinitives can also be used as the object of a verb.
Examples
Rama intends to become a helicopter mechanic.
Children often pretend to be a scary animal.
Emre expects to have a higher salary in the future.
Aoi offered to help me find an apartment.
Exercise 1: Use infinitives as the object of a verb in the sentences below.
Change the verbs in the list below into an infinitive and use it to complete the sentences that follow. Word List: dive, let, guarantee, think, travel, die, be with, visit. Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
They were people who wanted (1) to the bottom of the ocean to visit the Titanic, the ship that sank in 1912.
It might seem strange (2) a place where the huge disaster of the Titanic took place, but in 2023, some adventurous people tried (3) to the bottom of the ocean but met with failure when their submersible imploded.
Maybe, in their minds, they liked (4) that visiting the Titanic is sort of like paying respect to the people who died on the Titanic. They might have hoped (5) the people who died at the bottom of the lonely ocean.
To be fair, they had warned the people who went with them on the excursion that it could be dangerous. They had never pretended (6) complete safety.
I am sure that the operators of the submersible didn't intend (7) on the day that they left for the bottom of the ocean. They knew that the ocean at depths of close around 3800 meters (12,500 feet) could completely and instantly crush the submersible. But they didn't want (8) fear stop them.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences below by adding your own infinitives.
Then, share your sentences with a partner. Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
1. I want to
2. I intend to
3. I don't pretend to
4. I refuse to
5. In the past, I tried to
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