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• Infinitive Summary
• Infinitive Diagnostic
• Infinitive as Subject
• Verb + Infinitive
• Verb + Pron + Infinitive
• Order + Pron + Infin
• It takes + Infinitive
• Too / Enough
• Adjective + Infinitive
• It is + Adj + Infinitive
• In order + Infinitive
• Infinitive Context
• Splitting Verbs

• On this page:
• Expressions of Feelings
• Adjectives + Infinitives
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1
• Practice 2

Adjective + Infinitive

Expressing feelings and reactions

 

 

 

Expressions of feeling

STATEMENT + MODIFYING CLAUSE	BE + ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVE
After adjectives expressing emotion, you can use a that-cause…	or you can use an infinitive.
We are happy that we are hearing the news.	We are happy to hear the news.
We were pleased that we received the letter.	We were pleased to receive the letter.
They were sad when they heard about his death.	They were sad to hear about his death.
They were excited when they heard about the birth of her baby.	They were excited to hear about the birth of her baby.

 

 

Adjectives and participial adjectives followed by infinitives

amazed *	delighted	lucky	relieved
afraid	disappointed *	likely	sad *
anxious	determined	motivated	shocked *
ashamed	eager	pleased	stunned *
astonished *	fortunate	prepared	surprised *
careful	glad	proud	sorry *
certain	happy	ready	upset *
content	hesitant	reluctant	willing

*These verbs are usually followed by verbs: to see, to learn, to discover, to find out, to hear.

 

 

Common Mistakes

ERRORS	FIXES
*Ted was surprising to see his computer shutting down. (See Participial Adj)	Ted was surprised to see his computer shutting down.
*Ted was surprised at seeing his computer shutting down.	Ted was surprised to see his computer shutting down.

*Yellow highlighted words are examples of incorrect usage.
Related page  It / There Subjects   

 

 

 

Practice 1

Ted's Upset

 

 

1. Change the "that" clause to an infinitive phrase in the sentences below.
2. Then check your answer. 

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	ANSWER
E.g.	Ted was surprised that he was seeing his computer acting strangely. Ted was surprised - see to see seeing his computer acting strangely.
1	Ted was embarrassed that he was receiving "I LOVE YOU" emails. Ted was embarrassed - receive to receive receiving "I LOVE YOU" emails.
2	Ted was angry that he was finding virus-like activity on his computer. Ted was angry - find to find finding virus-like activity on his computer.
3	Ted was sad that he was seeing the destruction of all his work files. Ted was sad - see to see seeing the destruction of all his work files.
4	Ted was relieved that he found out some of his work could be saved. Ted was relieved - find to find finding some of his work could be saved.
5	Ted was delighted that he was spending the weekend relaxing while his computer was in the repair shop. Ted was delighted - spend to spend spending the weekend relaxing while his computer was in the repair shop.

 

 

 

Practice 2

Playing Along with Jeopardy

 

 

This practice combines practice with verb forms:  (verb, to verb, verb-ing)

Gerunds as Objects   |  Participle Modifiers  |  Adjectives followed by Infinitives

 

 

1. Select the word from each menu that best completes the sentence. 
2. Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right. 

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	ANSWER
6.	Whenever we play Jeopardy, Ted is always eager - answer to answer answering before anyone else.
7.	He can't stand - forget to forget forgetting the question to an answer. (Usually the phrase is "the answer to a question", but Jeopardy reverses that.)
8.	Ted enjoys - get to get getting ready for a Jeopardy game night.
9.	Ted is always prepared - answer to answer answering for anyone else who doesn't have the answer.
10.	Some people are annoyed by - have to have having Ted around.
11.	His teammates are proud - think of to think of thinking of the answers as well.
12.	Sometimes, his teammates make him - go to go going in another room so they have a chance to answer.
13.	They allow him stay in the room if he refrains from - say to say saying anything. refrains from = keeps from
14.	Because they know he is anxious - compete to compete competing , they are sympathetic .
15.	They let him - stay to stay staying if he promises to control himself.
16.	Ted's friends are determined - get to get getting him on the TV show.
17.	They have him - read to read reading about geography, art, authors, presidents, etc .
18.	They were lucky - get to get getting him into a testing session for the show.
19.	Ted's friends were amazed - find out to find out finding out he was accepted to compete on the TV show .
20.	Ted was both anxious and excited about - go to go going on the Jeopardy show.