Sentences with infinitives as subject, object, attribute, adverbial and complement

The infinitive of the verb forms the following components in the sentence: As a subject, for example, to die for the people is a glorious death. It is glorious to die for the people. It would be a mistake to ignore this. It is wrong to ignore this point. It is one thing to know some English; Knowing English is quite another matter. Knowing a little English is one thing; Mastering English is quite another matter. Sometimes it is used as the formal subject and the infinitive of the subject is used as the postposition, for example, to make a study plan. It makes no difference if you spend time and energy learning a foreign language. It is not difficult to learn a foreign language well as long as you spend time and energy. It seems a pity to refuse. We were very anxious to hear him talk like that. We were very angry to hear him talk like that. Make a predication, such as: this life is to enjoy life. This kind of life is a pleasure. I like swimming in the sea and then lying on the warm beach. I like swimming in the sea and then lying on the warm beach. Our task is to make their young students become excellent doctors. Our task is to train these young students into excellent doctors. The greatest happiness is to work for the happiness of all. The greatest happiness is to work hard for everyone's happiness. He must learn to work hard and save money. He must learn to be frugal. Men are as afraid of death as children are of walking in the dark. People are afraid of death just as children are afraid of walking in the dark. We decided to change our plan. We decided to make some changes to the plan. Mary begged to go with us. Mary begged to go with us. Some people can't bear to watch bullfighting. Some people can't bear to watch bullfighting. There are many verbs that can take infinitives as objects. Commonly used are: burden, consent, purpose, inquiry, try, beg, start, both, care, unbearable, stop, choose, demand, comment, competition, consent, continue, dare, decide, refuse, demand, deserve, desire, dislike, effort, expectation, failure, fear, and so on. I don't know how to tell you. She knows where to find the key. She knows where to find the key. You will soon know when to use this structure. You will soon know when to use this structure. We must decide whether to go or stay. I hope you can advise me what to do. I hope you can give me advice on what to do. Verbs that can take the "wh-+ infinitive" object include: suggestion, inquiry, consideration, decision, discovery, discussion, explanation, discovery, forgetting, guessing, hearing, imagining, knowing, learning, observing, perceiving, remembering, seeing, showing, teaching, telling, thinking, understanding, and being surprised. When an infinitive is used as an object in a sentence with an object complement, it is often used as a formal object, and the infinitive object is put behind, if I think it is necessary to help each other. I think it is necessary to help each other. They found it impossible to get everything ready in time. They found it impossible to get everything ready in time. She thought it impossible to argue with him. She thought it unnecessary to argue with him. I have long wanted to answer your letter. I've been thinking about answering your letter. The doctor advised him to have a good rest. The doctor advised him to have a good rest. We consider him a good teacher. We consider him a good teacher. T expect you to come so early. I didn't expect you to come so early. May I ask you to attend the ceremony? May I invite you to this ceremony? His conscience compelled him to tell the truth. His conscience urged him to tell the truth. I mentioned by the way that my doctor absolutely forbids me to drink champagne. Verbs that can take infinitives as object complements are: suggestion, permission, assistance, brisbe, reason, warning, challenge, accusation, command, compulsion, condemnation, dare, disobey, guide, drive, enable, encourage, authorize, force, push, beg, incite, induce, inform, instruct, invite, force, inform. Some verbs need infinitives without to as object complements, such as: I saw the train coming into the station. I saw the train pull into the station. I often hear them sing this song. Suddenly, we felt the atmosphere became tense. Suddenly we felt tense. As a shy young man who visited Einstein's house, I felt very uncomfortable when Einstein said "I have something to show you". When I was a child, I was very shy when I visited Einstein's house. He said, "I have something to show you", so I feel at home. The infinitives that can take to as object complement are: let, make, see, hear, listen, feel, watch, notice, help and have. Some verbs like think, consider, believe, support, know, feel, find, understand, declare, take, etc. It can be supplemented by to be phrases. For example, at first, they will say that "everyone knows" that the earth is round. If they ask further questions, they will say that "everyone knows" that the earth is round. If they continue to ask questions, they will be angry. They believe that these principles are universally applicable. They believe that these principles are universally applicable. They found that the answer was the quiet satellite factory. They are satisfied with the answer. This is the best way to solve the problem. This is the best way to solve the problem. Look at the number of shops to rent. Check the number of rental stores. He is wearing a light blue shirt and a matching tie. There are still two projects to be done in this project. There are two more programs to be included in the program. No investigation, no right to speak. No investigation, no right to speak. We must have the courage to say we are ignorant. You didn't keep your promise to write to us regularly. You didn't keep your promise to write to us often. You should have confidence in your ability to complete the task. You should believe that you have the ability to finish this task. As an adverbial, it generally expresses the purpose or result, such as solving problems. He has read many reference books. In order to solve this problem, he read many reference books. We arrived at the station only to find that the train had left. When we arrived at the station, the train had already left. They ran to welcome the delegates. What did I say to make you so excited? What did I say to make you so excited? We must help them as much as we can. We should help them as much as we can. The infinitive can also be used as an adverbial after the adjective (or past participle) as a predicative, explaining the initial reason of this emotion or the situation expressed by the predicate. Adjectives and past participles that can be used in this kind of structure are: happy, lucky, lucky, unfortunate, whitewashing, ashamed, surprised, sad, afraid, shocked, sorry, happy, committed, capable, unable, doomed, appropriate, willing, unwilling, valuable, eager, proud, disappointed, angry, right, anxious. George is anxious to go home. George is anxious to go home. I'm glad I could help. I'm glad I could help. He was surprised to see them there. He was surprised to see them there. He was lucky not to get hurt. He was lucky not to get hurt. Tom foolishly believed that. Tom foolishly believed that. These shoes are not suitable for wearing. These shoes don't fit. Tom can't go to the party. Tom can't go to the party.