By Pronouns, Infinitive 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.

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...

As per your request, the following is an attempt to determine the word class & clause type of your sentence (1): S: He Vi: ran, turn Vt: empty Vd: Vf: Vc: Full infinitive: to see Bare infinitive: turn, empty Verb, sense: see Preposition: onto; of; in; to Article, definite:...

Hello again, Paco. Sorry my answer to your question was not what you were looking for. Your question was “could you give me any other types of sentences where 'a bare infinitive clause with a subject' is used?” Even when they were not the type of examples you were expecting, I posted, precisely,...

Hello Everyone Thank you for the comments. The phrase <rather than someone do it> is new also to me. I found this in the grammar textbook 'A Comunicative Grammar of English' published from Longman and authored by Geoffrey Leech and Jan Svartvik. Svartvik, though he is a Swede, is one of...

I am a coach for a local high school team that competes in mathematics, logic, and English. We came across this during one of our tournaments. Which one is the correct usage of the pronoun? I want him to be me. I want him to be I. We know that him is in the objective case that is the...

Hello, azz Smile! All of your sentences are correct. Your first two sentences were: a) "Harry is too smart to get the better of." This sentence is correct, there is nothing wrong with it and its meaning is clear. And b) "Harry is too smart to get the better of him" This is also correct, and...

Hi, Malory. 1. "Preserving rare and valuable books and documents is one of the challenges FACING THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS." The construction in capital letters is a participial clause (present participial); it functions as post modifier of "challenges". It is what's also called a "reduced...