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    Adjectives + To Infinitives

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    The document discusses how some adjectives can be followed by the to-infinitive form of verbs to express feelings or reactions. The most commonly used adjectives in this structure are clever, difficult, easy, hard, impossible, nice, possible, right, strange, and wrong. The structure involves an adjective, optionally followed by a noun or noun phrase, followed by a to-infinitive verb form. Examples are given to illustrate how adjectives like difficult, easy, and hard can be used in this way.

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    The document discusses how some adjectives can be followed by the to-infinitive form of verbs to express feelings or reactions. The most commonly used adjectives in this structure are clever, difficult, easy, hard, impossible, nice, possible, right, strange, and wrong. The structure involves an adjective, optionally followed by a noun or noun phrase, followed by a to-infinitive verb form. Examples are given to illustrate how adjectives like difficult, easy, and hard can be used in this way.

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    The document discusses how some adjectives can be followed by the to-infinitive form of verbs to express feelings or reactions. The most commonly used adjectives in this structure are clever, difficult, easy, hard, impossible, nice, possible, right, strange, and wrong. The structure involves an adjective, optionally followed by a noun or noun phrase, followed by a to-infinitive verb form. Examples are given to illustrate how adjectives like difficult, easy, and hard can be used in this way.

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    Adjectives + To Infinitives

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    The document discusses how some adjectives can be followed by the to-infinitive form of verbs to express feelings or reactions. The most commonly used adjectives in this structure are clever, difficult, easy, hard, impossible, nice, possible, right, strange, and wrong. The structure involves an adjective, optionally followed by a noun or noun phrase, followed by a to-infinitive verb form. Examples are given to illustrate how adjectives like difficult, easy, and hard can be used in this way.

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    Adjectives + To Infinitives

    Introduction
    • Adjectives are determiners that can be placed in two different
    positions within a sentence to modify or describe a person or a thing.

    • Some adjectives can be followed by the to-infinitive form of verbs to


    express feelings or reactions.
    Form
    • Adjectives + to-infinitives have this structure:
    • Adjective + (noun/noun phrase) + to-infinitive + …

    • The most commonly used adjectives are: clever, difficult, easy, hard,
    impossible, nice, possible, right, strange, wrong…
    Example
    • You are clever to stop working there, they don’t pay you enough.
    • It is very difficult for me to breathe because it smells horrible.
    • It isn’t easy to ride a horse that behaves badly.
    • It was really hard to find our way here.
    • She found it impossible to learn to play the piano.
    • It was nice to see you looking so happy!
    • How is it possible to be this tired?
    • You were right to say that to him, he shouldn’t talk to you like that.
    • It would be strange to see you with short hair.
    • He was wrong to think that she ever cared.
    Use
    • We use adjectives followed by to-infinitives to express feelings or
    reactions.
    Summary
    • We find some adjectives followed by the to-infinitive form of verbs to express feelings or reactions.

    • The most commonly used adjetives are: clever, difficult, easy, hard, impossible, nice, possible, right, strange,
    wrong…

    • The structure is: the adjective (potentially followed by a noun or a noun phrase) followed by a to-infinitive.

    • For example:
    • — “It is expensive to buy.” = Expensive can be followed by the to-infinitive form (to buy).

    • NOTE: Not all adjectives can be followed by the to-infinitive.

    • Let’s revise this content within the {Form} section. Take a look at the {Example} section that shows its use within
    a context.
    Adjectives followed by the to-infinitive
    afraid certain fortunate lucky shocked
    amazed content glad pleased sorry
    anxious delighted happy proud surprised
    ashamed determined hesitant ready
    bound eager liable reluctant
    careful eligible likely sad
    Put the adjectives into the correct boxes

    • It will be ___________ to win this race.

    • It would be ____________ to have a pet.

    • You were _________ to say I wouldn't make it.

    • It isn't _____________ to pass that test.

    • It was _________ to see her after all this time.


    • I'm proud ___________ I'm your father.

    • I'm glad ____________ you well.

    • We are fortunate __________ alive.

    • I was stupid ___________ you would believe me.

    • They were certain ______________ the quiz.

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