The Infinitive part 2
Task :Paraphrase the sentences using the above adjectives and participles.
Model:
There is no point in saying that now.
It was ... (unnecessary).
It was unnecessary to say that now.
- Keeping your eyes open when you sneeze is impossible. It is ... (impossible). - It’s impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze.
- She has difficulty in working out this kind of problem. It’s ... (difficult). It’s difficult for her to work out this kind of problem.
- Do you have to pay a membership fee at that gym? It is ... (necessary). - It’s necessary to pay a membership fee at that gym.
- I don’t have enough authority to run this department. I can’t do that. I ... (unable/supposed). - I’m unable to run this department despite I’m supposed to do that because I don’t have enough authority.
- The contribution to the discussion is obligation for every student. Every student ... (obliged). - Every student is obliged to contribute to the discussion.
- We were in amazement when we learned that she had contributed to the hospital $18 million. We ... (amazed). - We amazed to learn that she had contributed to the hospital $18 million.
- It’s his luck that he has had a narrow escape. He ... (lucky). - He is lucky to have a narrow escape.
- Ms Brown is an experienced accountant. She won’t refuse to handle the company’s accounts. She ... (glad). - She will be glad to handle the company’s accounts.
- It’s our determination to seek after the truth. We ... (determined). - We are determined to seek after the truth.
- He ignored the speed limit. It’s really dangerous. It ... (dangerous). - It’s dangerous to ignore the speed limit.
- You should always wear a seatbelt. It ... (unwise). - It’s unwise not to wear a seatbelt.
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The Infinitive part 2
Task :Paraphrase the sentences using the above adjectives and participles.Model:
There is no point in saying that now.
It was ... (unnecessary).
It was unnecessary to say that now.
- Keeping your eyes open when you sneeze is impossible. It is ... (impossible). - It’s impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze. Good.
- She has difficulty in working out this kind of problem. It’s ... (difficult). It’s difficult for her to work out this kind of problem. Good.
- Do you have to pay a membership fee at that gym? It is ... (necessary). - It’s necessary to pay a membership fee at that gym. Good.
- I don’t have enough authority to run this department. I can’t do that. I ... (unable/supposed). - I’m unable to run this department despite I’m supposed to do that because I don’t have enough authority. I think they want you to say, "I'm unable to run this department because I don't have enough authority. I'm not supposed to do that." If you use "despite", you need to say, "despite the fact that I'm supposed to do it".
- The contribution to the discussion is obligation for every student. Every student ... (obliged). - Every student is obliged to contribute to the discussion. Good.
- We were in amazement when we learned that she had contributed to the hospital $18 million. We ... (amazed). - We were amazed to learn that she had contributed to the hospital $18 million. (more natural word order: "she had contributed $18m to the hospital")
- It’s his luck that he has had a narrow escape. He ... (lucky). - He is lucky to have had a narrow escape.
- Ms Brown is an experienced accountant. She won’t refuse to handle the company’s accounts. She ... (glad). - She will be glad to handle the company’s accounts. Good.
- It’s our determination to seek after the truth. We ... (determined). - We are determined to seek after the truth. (should really be: "to seek the truth")
- He ignored the speed limit. It’s really dangerous. It ... (dangerous). - It’s dangerous to ignore the speed limit. Good.
- You should always wear a seatbelt. It ... (unwise). - It’s unwise not to wear a seatbelt. Good.
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The Infinitive part 2
All are correct, except:- I don’t have enough authority to run this department. I can’t do that. I ... (unable/supposed). - I’m unable to run this department despite that I’m supposed to do that because I don’t have enough authority.
- We were in amazement when we learned that she had contributed to the hospital $18 million. We ... (amazed). - We were amazed to learn that she had contributed $18 million to the hospital $18 million.
Really well done!
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