17. EXERCISES ON THE COMPLEX OBJECT WITH THE INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION Exercise 1. Point out the Complex Object with the Infinitive and translate the sentences into Russian. 1. He made me do it all over again. 2. Please, let me know your decision as soon as possible.
3. We don’t want anybody to know that we are here. 4. He tried to make me believe that he was my
stepbrother. 5. I felt the house shake with the explosion. 6. He told me to come early. 7. The bank
robbers made the cashier show them how to open the safe. 8. I saw the driver open the window and
throw a box into the bushes. 9. He heard the cock crow in a neighboring village. 10. I thought it to
be the signal to start. 11. We didn’t expect him to come back so soon. 1 2 .1 would like it to be done
as quietly as possible, without attracting anybody’s attention. 13. I considered her to be the best
person for the job. 14. The police warned everyone to stay inside with their windows closed. 15.
She noticed him to run away from the house. 1 6 .1 watched the clouds cover the sky.
Exercise 2. Insert ‘to’ where necessary before the infinitives in brackets. 1. I want her (learn) Esperanto; I think everybody ought to know it. 2. My friend made me
(wait) for hours. 3. I would like him (go) to a university but I can’t make him (go). 4. He made her
(repeat) the message. 5.
I let him (go) early, as he wanted to meet his wife. 6.
I heard the door
(open) and saw a shadow (move) across the floor. 7. Before he let us (go) he made us (promise) (not
tell) anyone what we had seen. 8. What do you want me (tell) him? 9.
I saw the plane (crash) into
the hill and (burst) into flames. 10. The American said he had seen nine presidents (come) and (go).
- He must be a very old man. 1 1 .1 asked him (help) me but he said he hadn’t got any time. 12. She
felt somebody (touch) her gently by the hand. 13. They let me (borrow) their car while they were on
holiday. 14. My parents always encouraged me (work) hard at school. 15. She managed to persuade
me (lend) her some money.
\6. I heard someone (tell) that Helen was offered a new job. 17. We
watched them (play) football until it started to rain.
