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1. This is the place from which I saw John … arrive to the house. 2. I tried to induce him … see a doctor. 3. The family suspected it and wanted to get him … see a lawyer. 4. He asked her … destroy his letters. 5. I told her … bring in the tea. 6. Women always want you … write them letters. 7. I'd love you … see my little daughter. 8. You can't make me … say what you want me … say. 9. She begged me to let her … know when Mother would be back. 10. I had expected him … be disappointed. 11. Don't let it … trouble you. 12. She watched me … open the safe.
Replace the following complex sentences or groups of sentences by simple sentences with the Infinitive construction.
Model: I looked out of the window. He crossed the street.
- I saw him cross the street.
1. I shall stay at home and do my lessons. Mother said so. 2. I never smoke indoors. My wife doesn't like it. 3. He's an honest boy. I know it. 4. We don't eat ice cream before dinner because Mother has forbidden it. 5. You got off the train at Saltmarsh city. The porter saw you. 6. He ordered that tea should be brought at once. 7. No one had expected that she would marry the man. 8. I could hear it perfectly well. They were discussing me. 9. Don't shout so! The whole house will know what has happened. Do you want it?
3. Practise the following according to the model:
Model: Do you want to make a speech?
- No, I want you to make a speech.
Do you want to...
1. speak first? 2. introduce the speakers? 3. attend the conference? 4. give a talk? 5. make the arrangements? 6. fix a date? 7. organize the reception? 8. buy souvenirs? 9. take photographs?
