VERB + OBJECT + TO + VERB

Welcome to your VERB + OBJECT + TO + VERB lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• Infinitives with and without objects
• Infinitives with objects
• “Advise”, “Allow” and “Recommend”
• “Let” and “Make”
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Infinitives with and without objects

Here are a few verbs that we’re going to look at:

These verbs can be followed by “to + verb”. They can also be used with or without objects:

Infinitives with objects

Here is a list of verbs:

These verbs can be the first verb in the structure “verb + object + to + verb”:

“Can you remind me to take the cat out?”

“They encouraged their son to work hard.”

“We persuaded him to reduce the price.”

Here is an example using the passive:

“She was warned not to eat the chili.”

“Suggest” cannot be used in this form:

 “Marie suggested that I should ask you for help.”
(not “Jane suggested me to ask…”)

“Advise”, “Allow” and “Recommend”

These verbs can be used in the form “verb + verb+ing” and “verb + object + to + verb”:

Here is an example using the passive:

“Let” and “Make”

These two verbs have the structure “verb + object + verb” (without “to”):

“I made him promise that he would call his mother more often.”

“A good English breakfast makes me feel tired.”

“Let me get you a drink.”

We say “make someone do” (without “to”) but be careful with the passive form “be made to do” (with “to”):

Active sentence
“They made us wait for three hours.”

Passive sentence
“We were made to wait for three hours.”