Infinitives Adjectives


 
 
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Infinitives Adjectives

Infinitives Adjectives: 

Infinitive can be used to qualify an adjective:

  • I am eager to join engineering.
  • Are you anxious to help him ?
  • The construction with infinitive as subject is rather formal and often awkward. To avoid this awkwardness, introductory It is generally used as the subject. The basic pattern is :

    It + be + adjective + to infinitive

  • It is good to rise early.
  • It is bad to tell a lie.
  • The same pattern may be used with a noun.

  • It was a mistake to go there.
  • It is a pleasure to meet a friend.
  • All the above statements are general ones. If we want to restrict them to a specific person or persons, we use ( for + person) between the adjective/noun and the infinitive.

  • It is foolish for you to waste your money.
  • It was a mistake for me to go there.
  • The adjectives kind, good, brave, stupid, foolish, thoughtful, thoughtless, cruel, wrong, courageous, mean etc. express some moral or intellectual quality. With these words/phrases, "of" is used and not "for"

  • It was kind of you to help me.
  • It was brave of him to rescue the drowning child.
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    Question : 1

    Fill in the blank

    We are happy ______ you here.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 2

    Fill in the blank

    It is really hard _____ a habit.

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 3

    Fill in the blank with appropriate infinitive .

    1. She has been determined ______________ .

    2. It is going to ___________  finish on time.

    Right Option : D
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