By Infinitive clauses, Clauses

It's just a standard type 3 conditional. This expresses a hypothesis on what would have happened if the "if" clause, which is no longer possible to fulfil, had been fulfilled. It is formed as follows: if + pronoun + past perfect clause + pronoun + would + perfect infinitive clause.

Your sentence is more polite and as a result much more frequent: 607 on "I would like for you to go" http://books.google.com/books?q=%22I+would+like+for+you+to+go%22&btnG=Search+Books 233 on "I'd like for you to go"...

Hi all,Thanks in advance for your help in answering this question. I'm trying to explain to a non-native English speaker that a certain usage is either incorrect or awkward, but I find myself unable to do so. At this point, I'm just confusing myself in trying to explain it.So her...

Hello, Twinkletoes.No, that's not what I'm saying. "things to do" is the direct object of "have", the main verb of the sentence. "To do" would be a clause (a non-finite one) even if "things" weren't there or if it had some other type of...

No, Jim, I really meant an adjective, as in "I'm happy to see you".happy to see you = predicative (or subject complement if you wish); adjectival construction.happy = head of the predicativeto see you = to-infinitive clause acting as "adjectival complement" (which means...

sounds fine to me (except, perhaps, for the repetition of the subject in the main clause) Main clause: The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city'To'-infinitive clause: to make it more closed in and private. The people of the city want to keep someone or something in or out of...

Hello everybody,Taka, I must admit that I don't feel any adjectival flavor in that clause,only adverbial flavor.The clause: "to alter or emphasize what we say and do" is an adverbial(purpose)clause. In the sentence:I learned a good way to ensure the absence of typing mistakes.the...

I see both infinitive clauses as adjectival complements.I could not come up with an idea to interpret the infinitive in #2 as an adverbial element.

No, the infinitive clause is an adverbial, modifying the whole main clause.

I am just investigating two adjectives for my Corpus Linguistics and I have some problems. I would be grateful if someone could help me 1. I like you even when I sick in the head. ( In my opinion, it is verbless adverbial clause with 'sick'. Is it true?) 2. We will not allow you to ill-treat...