÷For example: Rather than cause trouble,he left. Sooner than marry that man,she would earn her living as a waitress. But when rather than takes other positions in the sentence,the following infinitive may be with or without to,eg: He decided to go fishing rather than stay in the dormitory. The manager believes it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to increase wages. d)The bare infinitive is often combined with a- main verb to form some fixed combinations such as:
6 ❖ For example: ❖ Rather than cause trouble, he left. ❖ Sooner than marry that man, she would earn her living as a waitress. ❖ But when rather than takes other positions in the sentence, the following infinitive may be with or without to, eg: ❖ He decided to go fishing rather than stay in the dormitory. ❖ The manager believes it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to increase wages. ❖ d)The bare infinitive is often combined with a main verb to form some fixed combinations such as:
无意说出，错 make believe 假装 let slip 过机会 凑合，将就， make do (with/on) 靠.维持 let go (of) 放开，放手 let drop leave go (of) 有意无意说出 let fall hear tell (of) 听说 let fly (at) 发出，射出 (let...)go 见鬼去吧才 hang 不在乎小。 .For example: He did all that just to make believe. We hadn't time for luncheon,but we made do with sandwiches
7 make believe 假装 let slip 无意说出，错 过机会 make do (with/on) 凑合，将就， 靠…维持 let go (of) 放开，放手 let drop 有意无意说出 leave go (of) let fall hear tell (of) 听说 let fly (at) 发出，射出 (let …) go hang 见鬼去吧，才 不在乎 •For example: He did all that just to make believe. We hadn’t time for luncheon, but we made do with sandwiches
Don't let go (of)the handle. He let fall a hint of his intentions. e)The bare infinitive usually appears after "causative verb(let,have,make)+object",eg: We can't let this go on. Abbey made him stay to tea. He won't have us criticize his work But when the causative verb occurs in the passive, the bare infinitive should be turned into a to- infinitive,eg: Jim made her tell him everything. =She was made to tell him everything
8 ❖ Don’t let go (of ) the handle. ❖ He let fall a hint of his intentions. ❖ e) The bare infinitive usually appears after “causative verb (let, have, make) + object”, eg： ❖ We can’t let this go on. ❖ Abbey made him stay to tea. ❖ He won’t have us criticize his work. ❖ But when the causative verb occurs in the passive, the bare infinitive should be turned into a toinfinitive, eg: ❖ Jim made her tell him everything. ❖ =She was made to tell him everything
f)The bare infinitive usually occurs after "sense verb object".The sense verbs include see,hear observe,notice,feel,watch,look at and listen to, eg: I didn't hear you say that We felt the house shake. He doesn't like listening to other people talk. But when the sense verb occurs in the passive, should be followed by a to-infinitive,eg: They saw him enter the building. =He was seen to enter the building. g)the bare infinitive is used after "have known+
9 ❖ f ) The bare infinitive usually occurs after “sense verb + object”. The sense verbs include see, hear, observe, notice, feel, watch, look at and listen to, eg: ❖ I didn’t hear you say that. ❖ We felt the house shake. ❖ He doesn’t like listening to other people talk. ❖ But when the sense verb occurs in the passive, it should be followed by a to-infinitive, eg: ❖ They saw him enter the building. ❖ =He was seen to enter the building. ❖ g) the bare infinitive is used after “have known +
÷object(看过、听过)，eg Have you ever known (=heard)him tell a lie? I have never known (=seen that man smile. h)The bare infinitive often appears after help or "help object",but to-infinitive is also possible eg: Can I help (to)lifi that box? I'll help you (to)solve the problem. i)The bare infinitive usually appears after the preposition except/but when there is a form of the main verb do before the preposition,which is otherwise followed by a to-infinitive,eg: 10
10 ❖ object”(看过、听过), eg: ❖ Have you ever known（=heard） him tell a lie? ❖ I have never known（=seen）that man smile. ❖ h) The bare infinitive often appears after help or “help + object”, but to-infinitive is also possible, eg: ❖ Can I help (to) lift that box? ❖ I’ll help you (to) solve the problem. ❖ i) The bare infinitive usually appears after the preposition except /but when there is a form of the main verb do before the preposition, which is otherwise followed by a to-infinitive, eg: