Home » Intermediate English » Rule: Use enough followed by a noun(s) + infinitive in order to express the maximum completion of a specific action. Enough states that the speaker has done all of the action and cannot do anymore, or chooses …
Home » Intermediate English » They sing too loudly to hear anyone else. Rule: Use too followed by an adjective/adverb + infinitive in order to express the exaggeration of an action. Examples: 1. It is too windy to drive. 2. They talk too loudly …
Home » Intermediate English » Rule: Use be followed by an adjective + an infinitive in order to describe their emotion towards a direct action. Examples: 1. He is glad to be done. 2. They were good to go. 3. She was quick to act. …
Home » Intermediate English » Rule: Use an adjective followed by an infinitive in order to express the way they feel about a certain action. Examples: 1. She is quick to move. 2. Seth is slow to learn. 3. She is scarred to go alone. …
He wanted his friend to move faster. Rule: Use a verb followed by a noun + infinitive when a person/animal wants another person/animal to do a specific action. *Note: a pronoun can come before the noun. Examples: 1. The teacher wanted her students to …
Home » Intermediate English » Rule: Use an infinitive after a verb when a speaker is performing an action, and the speaker wants or needs to perform another action immediately after the first action. Examples: 1. She wants to go to a …
Home » Intermediate English » He is happy to rake leaves. Definition: Infinitives are the to form of the verb. *Note: you can also use an infinitive as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. The infinitive form of …