| 词组 | infinitives after adjectives pleased to see you |
| 释义 | Contents overview infinitives after adjectives : pleased to see youcareful: + infinitivecareful: + infinitive + infinitive 101.210302happy: + infinitivehappy: + infinitive + infinitive 101.110764lucky: + infinitivelucky: + infinitive + infinitive 101.211058ready toready to 101.411473stupid tostupid to 101.211694101 infinitives after adjectives: pleased to see you1reactions and feelings: pleased to see youInfinitives are often used after adjectives describing reactions and feelings.I'm pleased to see you.We're happy to be here.She's anxious to go home.Jack was surprised to get Anna's message.I was shocked to see how ill he was.Most people are afraid to hear the truth about themselves.Not all adjectives of this kind are followed by infinitives. Some are followed by preposition + -ing form (103), or by that-clauses (192). Some adjectives (e.g. afraid, sure) can be followed by either an infinitive or an -ing form, often with a difference of meaning: for details, 105.13–16.For structures with for (e.g. She's anxious for the children to go home), 113.2other adjectives: certain to winBesides adjectives referring to reactions and feelings, many other adjectives can be followed by infinitives. Examples: right, wrong, stupid, certain (105.15), welcome, careful, due, fit, able (85), likely (516), lucky.We were right to start early.I was stupid to believe him.She's certain to win.Be careful not to wake the children.It's very likely to rain.You were lucky not to be killed.You're welcome to stay as long as you like.For structures with preparatory it (e.g. It is important to get enough sleep), 268.3superlatives, etc: the oldest athlete to win …Superlatives can be followed by an infinitive structure. The meaning is similar to an identifying relative clause (234).He's the oldest athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal. (= … who has ever won …)This structure is also common with first, second, third, etc, next, last and only.Who was the first person to climb Everest without oxygen?The next to arrive was Mrs Patterson.She's the only scientist to have won three Nobel prizes.This structure is only possible when the superlative has a subject relationship with the infinitive.Is this the first time that you have stayed here? (not … the first time for you to stay here. Time is not the subject of stay.)4easy to pleaseSome adjectives can be used with infinitives in a special structure, in which the subject of the clause is really the object of the infinitive. Examples are easy, hard, difficult, impossible, good, ready, and adjectives after enough and too.He's easy to please. (= To please him is easy. OR It is easy to please him.)Japanese is difficult for Europeans to learn. (= It is difficult for Europeans to learn Japanese.)His theory is impossible to understand. (= It is impossible to understand his theory.)Are these berries good to eat?The apples were ripe enough to pick.The report is ready for you to check.The box was too heavy to lift.The structure often ends with a preposition (209.5).She's nice to talk to.He's very easy to get on with.It's not a bad place to live in.There is no object pronoun after the infinitive or preposition in these cases.Cricket is not very interesting to watch. (not Cricket is not very interesting to watch it.)She's nice to talk to. (not She's nice to talk to her.)When the adjective is before a noun, the infinitive is usually after the noun.It's a good wine to keep. (not It's a good to keep wine.)Easy, difficult and impossible cannot be used in this structure when the subject of the clause is the subject of the following verb.She has difficulty learning maths. (not She is difficult to learn maths.)Iron rusts easily. (not Iron is easy to rust.)This material can't possibly catch fire. (not This material is impossible to catch fire.)For more about enough/too + adjective + infinitive, 450, 610.For so + adjective + infinitive (e.g. Would you be so kind as to help me?), 584.8.For information about the structures that are possible with a particular adjective, see a good dictionary.Previous Next |
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