Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Infinitive Form

We revised the use of 'to + infinitive'.

'to + infinitive'
(1) We have to study hard.
(2) He studied hard to please his parents.

'adjective + to + infinitive'
(3) I was delighted to see my friends again.
(4) He was horrified to find his friend lying motionless on the ground in a pool of blood.
(5) She was thrilled to be chosen as a prefect.

'too + adjective + to + infinitive'
(6) The tea is too hot to drink now.
(7) He was too disappointed to speak.

Click on the following weblinks to learn more.
(1) The Infinitive Form (Simple review & exercise)
(2) To-Infinitives (more advanced examples)
(3) To-Infinitive (Purpose, review & exercise)

Have fun!

6 comments:

ShAwN PaNg said...

I have learnt more with the infinitive form with the links, thx mrs tay!

catherine tan said...

thanks Mrs Tay.....i learnt more about infinitive forms~~~

Edison said...

I have learn a lot from the web site thx mrs Tay.

KellyChew said...

The examples given really make my mind clearer about all this Infinitive Formss . XP

QunMei said...

I have try the weblinks and now it is more clearer to me,tks Mrs Tay.Here r the some examples:
('to + infinitive')
Mother made me to clean my room.
('adjective + to + infinitive')
Mother was angry to see my room was untidy.
('too + adjective + to + infinitive')
Jane was too shy to speak infront of the school.:))))~~~~~~

Mrs Tay said...

Qun Mei, thanks for sharing what you have learnt. Your last two examples were good! (but 'in front' should be two words, not one).

In the first example, the 'to' should not be there (My mother made me clean my room.)

+5 points for your sharing :)

 
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