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Infinitive proposition

The infinitive  proposition

1) The infinitive proposition is used after some verbs such as want and like

Want/like +noun  or  pronoun  + to -infinitif

I want her to come

(Not  I want that she comes!)

I would like Jane to work better !

(Not  I would like that Jane works better)

Notice:

2) The infinitive proposition is also used after verbs such as : ask, expect, hate, need, order, prefer , wait for

I expect her to phone me                            

I need someone to help me                        

I am waiting for Mike to come back          

 Notice:

I can’t wait for the holidays                         

I can’t wait to see him again                      

Exercise :     Put the sentences in order, finding an infinitive proposition.