I. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW (ALL ABOUT GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES)
3. Infinitives
3.4 Adjectives Followed by Infinitives
Some adjectives can be followed by infinitives. This is common in sentences that use an adjective as the subject instead of an infinitive as the subject. Remember that participles (either active or passive) can serve as adjectives.
Examples
It is important to organize your desk before you begin to work.
It was surprising to hear that my brother was accepted into an elite university. (active participle)
I was astonished to receive a scholarship for $10,000.
3.4.1 Common Adjectives Followed by Infinitives
happy to, fortunate to, content to, upset to, sorry to, disappointed to, determined to, willing to, prepared to, motivated to, anxious to, excited to, careful to, hesitant to, reluctant to, afraid to, astonished to, surprised to, unlikely to, likely to, certain to, embarrassed to, proud to, ashamed to
For a list of verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives, check appendix C.
Exercise 1: Use the verbs from the word list below to fill in the blanks that follow adjectives.
Note that adjectives such as sorry, sad, upset, excited and disappointed are frequently followed by infinitives such as to hear, to see, to learn, or to discover. Word List: spend, hear, see, die, come in last, not add, win.
1. She was determined the chess game.
2. You are very unlikely in an airplane accident. They are very rare.
3. Evangeline was content her time reading books.
4. I was disappointed that I could not get the apartment that I wanted.
5. Jason was ashamed in the race in his gym class.
6. The accountant was careful an extra zero into the long number.
7. She was excited her name on the list of people accepted into the program.
Exercise 2: Complete the following exercise by adding an infinitive following the adjectives in the sentence.
Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
1. I am content
2. I am excited
3. I am motivated
4. I was surprised
5. I am unlikely
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