ив принести
паперу.
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5. Adverbial Modifier :
a) of result
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Eg . He spoke loud enough for you to hear . - Він говорив досить
голосно, щоб Ви могли його чути.
He had consented, and it was too late for him now to recede . - Він вже
дав згоду , і тепер було пізно відступати .
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b) of purpose
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Eg. He stepped aside for me to pass . - Він відійшов в бік , щоб я могла пройти .
He spoke loud for me to hear . - Він говорив голосно , щоб я могла почути .
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With the expressions "to be sorry", "to be glad", "to be pleased "the Infinitive is used only if the subject of the sentence represents at the same time the doer of the action expressed by the Infinitive, over wise a subordinate clause is used.
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Eg. I am pleased to have got a ticket for the concert. - Я рада , що дістала квиток на цей КОНЦЕРТ
I am glad to have seen you . - Я раг , що зустрів тебе .
I am glad you got a ticket for the concert. - Я радий , що Ви дістали квиток на цей концерт.
IV. The Absolute Infinitive Construction
The subject of the infinitive in all adverbial functions is the same person or thing as denoted by the subject of the sentence. But the Infinitive may also have a subject of its own with which it forms the so-called Absolute Construction with the Infinitive .
The Absolute Construction with the Infinitive is introduced by the preposition " with ". The Infinitive is used with the particle " to ".
The Absolute Construction with the Infinitive has the function of adverbial modifier of attending circumstances in the sentence.
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Eg. Miss Jillian is bellow, Sir, with a carriage to take you home . - Сер , міс Джилліан знаходиться внизу , з екіпажем , який відвезе Вас додому .
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There are two parallel actions in this sentence. One of them is expressed by the predicate, the other - by the Infinitive. Each action has its own subject.
The Infinitive Absolute Construction is infrequent and found only in literary style.
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CONCLUSION
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In conclusion it should be noted that the Predicative Constructions are the constructions consisting of two elements: a nominal (noun or pronoun) and verbal (Participle, Gerund or Infinitive). The verbal element stands in predicate relation to the nominate element, that is to say in a relation similar to that between the subject and the predicate of the sentence. In most cases predicative constructions form syntactic units, serving as one part of the sentence.
In English there are three groups of predicative constructions. These are the constructions with Participle, Gerund, and Infinitive.
Participial, Gerundial and Infinitive constructions are highly varied. The structure of some of them is foreign to the Russian language, although their meaning can be fully conveyed in Russian with the help of forms, characteristic of Russian. The constructions are translated into Russian by objective, attributive, adverbial or other subordinate clauses.
The Predicative Constructions with the Infinitive are divided into four types:
1. The Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
2. The Subjective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
3. The For-to-Infinitive Construction
4. The Absolute Infinitive.
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1. The Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction is a construction in which the Infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective case. In the sentence this construction has the function of a Complex Object
