Translate from English into Russian. Say what constructions (Complex Object or Complex Subject) are used.

1) Have you ever heard her sing?

2) Jane is said to be very ill.

3) Jane is said to have been very ill.

4) He is considered to be one of the best doctors in our town.

5) I want you to explain this rule to me once more.

6) He is known to have missed the lecture yesterday.

7) Suddenly she felt the blood rush into her head and then leave it again.

8) I heard her slam the front door and saw him come out.

9) The director saw the crowd of workers break the line of policemen.

10) I saw her go to the hospital every morning.

11) Eric watched her go from counter to counter.

12) I heard my name mentioned.

13) The potatoes in the cellar proved to be frozen and sweet.

14) He is sure to pass his exam.

15) They are heard to leave for France.

16) The book was expected to have been published by the summer of 1996.

17) They are likely to have finished their work.

18) The child seemed to be sleeping.

19) The task proved to be very difficult.

20) He happened to be here when he came.

21) He was known to be an experienced engineer.

22) We consider the work to have been done properly.

23) We suppose a description of the system to be selective.

24) We saw them share their ideas with others.

25) It is love that makes the world go round.

26) Bernard Shaw wanted marriages to be based upon common sense and eugenics.

27) If you allow yourself to be victimized once, you will be victimized again.

28) I consider every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance (S. Johnson). 

29) If you would wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself (Seneca).

30) Good people are unlikely to be corrupted by their surroundings.

31) He appears to be having a rough time.

32) Unfortunately this approach is unlikely to be successful.

33) The real situation is likely to be very complex.

34) This was proved to be false.

35) He seems to have given up this view.

36) These vitamins had been shown to consist of two different substances.

37) The talks are intended to give the latest ideas in this field.

38) The problem is known to have interested economists for many years.

39) I felt some insect crawling up my back.

40) The policeman noticed the boy crossing the street in the wrong place.

41) Everybody heard them boasting about their success.

42) We felt the house suddenly begin to shake.

43) My husband saw a stranger climb into your house through the open window.

44) We heard them shouting at each other in the next room.

45) I don’t want you to fall ill that’s why I ask you to put on your coat.

 

Основная литература:

Качалова К.Н., Израилевич Е. Практическая грамматика английского языка. М., 2003. С. 256-260;

Комаровская С.Д. Современная английская грамматика. М., 2002. Unit 66 р. 81

Дополнительная литература: Авраменко Е.Б., Лычева А.Е. Brush up Your Grammar!: Учебное пособие. – Архангельск, 2008. С 84-85.

 

Занятие 31

Тема: Инфинитивное потенциально-предикативное сочетание с предлогом for.

 

The For – to – Infinitive Construction

       Sentence Patterns with the For-phrase

The for-phrases have different syntactical functions in the sentence:

The Subject

It was easy for you to solve the puzzle.

It is easy for you to solve the puzzle.

It will be easy for you to solve the puzzle. 

The Object

A) to wait for smb. to do smth.

to arrange for smb. to do smth.

to be anxious for smb. to do smth.

       I have arranged for you to have a private room.

       I’m waiting for you to begin reading.

B) to make it difficult for smb. to do smth.

to think it easy for smb. to do smth.

       Your behaviour made it difficult for him to apologize.

       He thinks it best for him to tell her the truth.

The Attribute

Something for smb. to do smth.

Nothing for smb. to do smth.

       There is nothing else for me to tell you.

       It was the only thing for him to do.

The Adverbial Modifier of Purpose

To do smth. for smb. to do smth.

       He stepped aside for us to pass by.

The Adverbial Modifier of Purpose

A) too clever for smb. to do smth.

too young for smb. to do smth.

B) clever enough for smb. to do smth.

young enough for smb. to do smth.

       The way to the village was too long for us to feel hungry again.

       She spoke slowly enough for us to understand.

Note:

It

is was will be

kind silly stupid tactless nise

for smb. to do smth.

It was silly of you to ask that question.

It’s nice (kind) of you to phone me.

It’ll be very sensible of you to go there at once.