语法结构

List:

●Prefix—mis

●Root—press

●Suffix—ship

● Grammar

Uses of the infinitive

A. the subject of a sentence

To compromise appears advisable.

It is an offence to drop litter in the street.

B. the complement of a verb

His plan is to keep the affair secret.

He forgot to leave the car keys on the table.

C. the object or part of the object of a verb

He wants me to pay.

She learnt how to make lace.

D. be + infinitive: commands or instructions

No one is to leave this building without the

permission of the police.

She is to be married next month.

E. purpose

I want a case to keep my records in.

He sent his son to a boarding school in order to have some peace.

F. after certain adjectives

He is quite likely to come today.

You are lucky to be going by air.

G. as a connective link

He survived the crash only to die in the desert.

He returned home to learn that this daughter had just become engaged.

H. replace relative clauses

He is the second man to be killed in this way.

There is a lot to be done.

I. after certain nouns

His ability to get on with people is his chief asset.

Their promise to rebuild the town was not taken seriously.

J. with too/enough and certain adjectives/adverbs

He was too drunk to drive home.

Would you be so good as to forward my letters?

She had enough sense to turn off the gas.

K. certain infinitive phrases can be placed at the beginning or end of a sentence

To be perfectly frank, you’re a bad driver.

To be honest, I just don’t like her.

I’ve never met him, to tell you the truth.