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    The document discusses the subjective infinitive construction in three paragraphs: 1. It defines the subjective infinitive construction as a construction where an infinitive is in a predicate relationship with a noun or pronoun in the nominative case. 2. It provides examples of the construction using the verbs "to be said" and lists groups of verbs it is commonly used with including verbs of perception, mental activity, and "to make". 3. It discusses other contexts where the subjective infinitive construction is used such as with phrases like "to be likely" and synonymous verb pairs. It notes the construction is more common in written language.

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    The document discusses the subjective infinitive construction in three paragraphs: 1. It defines the subjective infinitive construction as a construction where an infinitive is in a predicate relationship with a noun or pronoun in the nominative case. 2. It provides examples of the construction using the verbs "to be said" and lists groups of verbs it is commonly used with including verbs of perception, mental activity, and "to make". 3. It discusses other contexts where the subjective infinitive construction is used such as with phrases like "to be likely" and synonymous verb pairs. It notes the construction is more common in written language.

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    Universitate Pedagogică de Stat “Ion Creangă”

    THE SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE


    CONSTRUCTION

    USATÎI Larisa
    Lector universitar

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    THE SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE

     The Subjective Infinitive construction (traditionally called The


    Nominative-with-the – Infinitive Constuction) is a consrtuction in
    which the Infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun in the common
    case or a pronoun in the nominative case.
     The peculiarity of this construction is that it does not serve as one
    part of the sentence: one of its component parts has the function of
    the subject, the other forms part of a compound verbal predicate.

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    THE SUECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

    MARY IS SAID TO
    RESEMBLE US.

    THEY ARE SAID TO KNOW


    SPANISH.

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    THE SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     The Subjective Infinitive Construction is


    used with the following groups of verbs
    in the Passive Voice.
     1. With verbs denoting sense
    perception: to hear, to see etc.
     He was heard to laugh joyfully.
     The girl was seen to leave the room.

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    THE SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     If a process is expressed Participle I


    Indefinite Active is used.
     Her father was heard approaching at
    that moment.

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    THE SUBECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     2. With verbs denoting mental activity:


    to think, to consider, to know, to expect,
    to believe, to suppose.
     He was thought to be honest.
     John was known to be a man
    without fortune.

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    THE SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     3. With the verb to make


     The little girl was made to put on her
    clothes.
     4. With the verbs to say and to report.
     The Gods had given Irene dark- brown
    eyes and golden hair, which is said to
    be the mark of a weak character.

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    THE SUBECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     After verbs in the Passive Voice the SIC


     Is more characteristic of literary than of
    colloquial style, except with the verbs to
    suppose,to expect, to make: with these
    verbs the SIC can be found both in
    fiction and in the colloquial style.

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    THE SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     The SIC is used with the word groups to


    be likely, to be sure, to be certain.

     This fire is certain to produce a panic


    in the morning.

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    THE SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     The SIC is used with the following


    pairs of synonyms: to seem and to
    appear, to happen and to chance, to
    prove and to turn out.
     1. They seemed to have forgotten him
    already.
     2. Only yesterday we happened to see
    him.

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    THE SUBECTIVE INFINITIVE
    CONSTRUCTION

     The Infinitive in sentences with the


    SICcannot refer to a future action exept
    with verbs and word groups whose
    meaning allows of it: to expect, to be
    likely, to be sure, certain.
     1. We are sure to come.
     2. He is expected to give an answer.

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    STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

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    STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

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    STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

      Strong form Weak form


    u Butter / ‘bʌtə/ Autumn / ‘ɔ:təm/

    e Settlement / ‘setlmənt Violet / ‘vaiələt/

    or Mortgage / ‘mɔ:gidʒ/ Forget / fə‘get/


    o Potato / pə’teitou/ Carrot / ‘kærət/

    ar March /mɑ:t∫/ Particular /pə‘tikjulə/

    a Character / ‘kæriktə/ Attend [ə‘tend]

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    STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

    orthography strong form(s) weak form(s)

    the ði ðɪ, ðə

    a/an eɪ, æn ə, ən

    some sʌm səm, sm̩

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    STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

    orthography strong form(s) weak form(s)

    his hɪz ɪz
    him hɪm ɪm

    her hɜː hə, ə


    you Ju: jʊ, jə
    your Jo: jə
    she Ʃi: ʃɪ
    he hi: ɪ
    we wi: wɪ

    them ðɛm ðəm, əm


    us ʌs əs, s

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    STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

    orthography strong form(s) weak form(s)

    than ðæn ðən


    at æt ət

    for fɔ: fə

    from frɔm fɹəm, fəm, fm̩


    of v əv, v
    to tu: tə, tʊ
    as az əz, z
    there ðɛə ðə

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    STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

    orthography strong form(s) weak form(s)

    and ænd ənd, ən, n̩d, n̩

    but bʌt bət

    that ðæt ðət

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    orthography strong form(s) weak form(s)
    can kæn kən, kn̩
    could kʊd kəd
    have hæv əv, v
    has hæz əz, z
    had hæd əd, d
    will wɪl l
    shall ʃæl ʃəl, ʃl, l
    should ʃʊd ʃəd
    must mʌst məs, məst
    do du: də, d
    does dʌz dəz, z
    am æm əm, m̩
    are ɑː ə
    was wɒz wəz
    were wɜː wə
    been bi:n bɪn

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