LESSON 12
AT THE DOCTOR`S. INFINITIVES.
Read few jokes about doctors:
Why did the robot go to the doctor?
He had a virus!
The doctor took his patient into the room and said, “I have some good news and some bad news.”
The patient said, “Give me the good news first.”
“They’re going to name the disease after you.”
Why does the doctor tell the nurse to walk past the pill cupboard quietly?
So she won`t wake the sleeping pills!
Revision
To review the vocabulary about health and care and grammar on the Infinitives let`s do the test
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1. The main use of the bare infinitive is after modal verbs (except ought) and after the auxiliaries do/did…
You must come.
They may arrive soon.
Did he pass the exam?
We commonly use the imperative form LET`S (the contraction of LET US) followed by a bare infinitive when making suggestions for actions that include the speaker:
Let's take a taxi.
Let's not argue about it.
The basic meaning of let is allow (дозволяти). It is always followed by a noun or pronoun before a bare infinitive:
[ let + person + verb]
Don't let the children annoy you.
I won't let you ride my bicycle.
3. Make + noun/pronoun can be followed by a bare infinitive. It means 'force' (змусити) or 'cause' (спричинити):
That beard makes you look much older than you are.
My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.
4. We use the bare infinitive after the expressions ‘would rather/sooner’ and 'had better'
Would rather/sooner expresses our personal or someone else's preference (перевага):
I'd rather work on the land than work in a factory
I'd rather/sooner be a miner than a bank clerk
You had better take some warm clothing.
After verbs of perception:
(see, watch, notice, observe, feel, hear…)+ object_+V
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I watched him move to a seat at the back.
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We saw the burglar climb over the wall.
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He heard the teacher call his name.
After prepositions such as ‘except’, ‘but’ and ‘than’:
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I’ll do anything except cook. .
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She does nothing but cry.
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She would prefer to stay single than marry that man.
In the second clause when two infinitive structures are connectedwith and / or:
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I want you to tidy the house and (to) wash up after the party.”
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He decided to turn off the computer and (to) go home.
After 'why' when making suggestions:
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Why wait until later when we can do it now?
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Why take a taxi? We can walk home
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Why spend money on something we can't afford!
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Now it`s high time to master our grammar skills. Do the test which consists of 2 parts. The first one is for you to read the text and highlight only BARE Infinitives. The second one is to choose the correct variant and explain your choice. I created it specially for you))) Practice and enjoy!
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