Функции инфинитива в предложении

В предложении инфинитив может выполнять следующие функции:

1) подлежащее (Subject) – To compromise appears advisable.

2) именная часть составного именного сказуемого (Predicative) – His greatest wish was to tell her everything.

3) часть составного глагольного сказуемого (Part of a Compound Verbal Predicate) – He seemed to know all about it. He must know her address. I’m happy to hear it.

4) дополнение (Object) – He didn’t want to be left alone.

5) определение (Attribute) – He gave her permission to leave.

6) обстоятельство (Adverbial Modifier):

a) цели (Adverbial Modifier of Purpose) – I did my best to stop her.

b) следствия (Adverbial Modifier of Consequence) – He was old enough to be her father.

c) образа действия (Adverbial Modifier of Manner) – She nervously moved her hand towards his lips as if to stop him.

d) сопутствующих обстоятельств (Adverbial Modifier of Attendant Circumstances) – She was driven away, never to visit this neighbourhood.

7) вводный член предложения (Parenthesis) – To tell the truth, I’m sick and tired of this nonsense.

8) инфинитивные конструкции (Infinitive Constructions):

a) оборот «for + Noun (Pronoun) + Infinitive» (the for-to-Infinitive

Construction) – The water was too cold for the children to bathe.

b) оборот «Объектный падеж с инфинитивом» (the Objective-with-

the-Infinitive Construction) – I want him to help me.

c) оборот «Именительный падеж с инфинитивом» (the Subjective

Infinitive Construction) – He is said to know Chinese very well.