Verb + Infinitive
- She asked to go to the bathroom.
- John would love to visit France one day.
- You promised to buy that for me!
- We don't need to do that again.
Both verbs are the subject's actions:
- She asked to go to the bathroom. (She = asked, go)
- John would love to visit France one day. (John = would love, visit)
- You promised to buy that for me! (You = promised, buy)
- We don't need to do that again. (We = don't need, do)
Because both verbs in the above verb pattern are the subject's actions, what happens when we want to say an object's action? Look at the following example:
John: Lucy, could you open the window please?
In the above sentence, what can we say for John's action?
- John = asked
- Lucy = open the window
Because we have the object Lucy, we need to use a different verb pattern: Verb + Object + Infinitive
John asked Lucy to open the window.
Verb + Object + Infinitive
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