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16. VERBIDS




The problems for discussion
1. The part of speech characterisation
2. The infinitive, its properties, categories and complexes.
3. The gerund, its properties and categories. The notion of half−gerund.
4. The present participle and its properties.
5. The past participle and its properties.
6. The infinitive-gerund correlation
7. The gerund-participle correlation


Key terms: non-finite forms of the verbs (verbids), the category of finitude, full predication (primary, genuine, or complete predication) vs. semi-predication (secondary, or potential predication), infinitive, ‘to-infinitive’ (‘marked infinitive’), ‘bare infinitive’, ‘split infinitive’, gerund, half-gerund (fused participle, gerundial participle), verbal noun, participle I (present participle, active participle), participle II (past participle, passive participle), complex subject constructions, complex object constructions, absolute participial constructions


I. State the functions of the infinitives.

1. Surely it is not at all necessary to go into details. 2. I rose to receive my guests. 3. He seems to be satisfied to be doing nothing. 4. Passing by a radio-shop he suddenly remembered to buy some tape for his recorder. 5. At the sight of the man I felt an impulse to laugh. 6. Her first action was to visit the establishment of a famous dressmaker. 7. I could not help but tell him everything about the past two months. 8. He was too astonished to speak. 9. It is a great pleasure to make your acquaintance. 10, The best thing Lanny could do was to get out of here. 11. Soon the boy began to take an interest in his surroundings. 12. To know London is to know the contrasts of a big capitalist city. 13. He waited for her to speak but it seemed that her answer would never come. 14. Larry was the last person I should have expected to find in such a place (a library). He looked up as I passed, recognized me and made as if to get up. 15. It is said that the best way to see London is from the top of the bus. 16. I would like to get these shoes half-soled. 17. I want you to tell me what you know of the East End. 18. Lanny watched Mabel go.






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