В этой конструкции инфинитив выполняет функцию сказуемого для существительного или местоимения, перед которым стоит предлог for. Это конструкция может выполнять следующие функции в предложении:
1.Подлежащее (часто с вводным местоимением it)
It is a shame for people to spend so much money this way.
Стыдно людям тратить на это так много денег.
2.Часть сказуемого
That was for him to find out.
Выяснить это должен был он.
3.Сложное дополнение
He waited for her to speak.
Он ждал, когда она договорит.
4. Определение
There was really nothing for him to do.
Ему, действительно, нечего было делать.
5.Обстоятельство цели
He stepped aside for me to pass.
Он отошел в сторону, чтобы я могла пройти.
6.Обстоятельство следствия
He spoke loud enough for you to hear.
Он говорил достаточно громко, чтобы вы могли его услышать.
Таблица 19
ОБЪЕКТНЫЙ ПАДЕЖ С ИНФИНИТИВОМ
(The Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction)
Таблица 20
| ПРИМЕР | ФОРМУЛА | ПЕРЕВОД |
| (it) 1.He considers the problem to be complicated. (them) 2.We see the boys play football. 3. The pressure causes the ice to melt. 4. It enabled the particles to be observed. | глаг.+ сущ. (общ.п.)/мест.(объект. п.) + Infinitive | прид.доп., простым предл. |
ИМЕНИТЕЛЬНЫЙ ПАДЕЖ С ИНФИНИТИВОМ
(The Subjective-with-the-Infinitive Construction)
Таблица 21
| ПРИМЕР | ФОРМУЛА | ПЕРЕВОД |
| 1.The boys are seen to play football. 2.The data proved to be wrong. 3. This is likely to be the case. | глагол сущ.(общ.п.)встрад.зал. в действ.зал. + Inf. мест. (им.п.)to be+ прил | придат. предл., прост. предл. |
ОБОРОТ «for + сущ. + инф.»
Таблица 22
| ПРИМЕР | ФОРМУЛА | ПЕРЕВОД |
| 1.He spoke loudly for the people to hear him. 2. It is necessary for us to do this work in time | for+ сущ. (общ.п.)/ мест.(объект. п.) + Infinitive | прид.обс. предл., прост.предл. |
EXERCISES
THE INFINITIVE
Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Define the function of the Infinitives
To explain this simple fact is not so very easy.
We are to study the main laws of physics.
The author was to read a paper at the conference.
The next step will be to produce a diagram of the system.
Glass which is to be used for lenses must be almost colourless.
The exact level is hard to calculate.
The books by Pawling are interesting to read.
The experimental results are few and not easy to interpret.
He must have found out about the conference from the newspaper.
The explosion must have occurred long ago.
There are some other properties of water to be considered at this point.
There is a particular question to be discussed at length.
There will be six independent elements to be determined.
There is not very much experimental data on which to base a decision between these two possibilities.
The amount of polonium to be obtained from a uranium mineral can be simply calculated.
There are some other groups of compounds to be mentioned.
Joule was the first to note definitely this phenomenon.
There are only a finite number of wave numbers to characterize electronic states.
Most of the nuclear reactions to be studied are of this type.
Polonium was the first of the radioactive elements to be isolated by the chemists.
This theory will be adequate for practical applications through centuries to come.
These methods are to be described in the next chapter.
The methods that are to be described next were widely used.
The methods to be described are used in our laboratory.
The experiment is to be carried out in our laboratory next month.
We hope that the experiment to be carried out in our laboratory will provide new and reliable data.
Thе experiment which is to be carried out in our laboratory will last for ten or eleven hours.
This is the first factor to be taken into consideration.
Many examples of this anomalous behaviour are to be found in literature.
Here is one more important point for the speaker to explain.
He seems to know this rule well.
They are likely to come here.
I was not able to write my test. It proved to be too difficult.
The experiment turned out to be more timetaking than could be expected.
I happened to be out when he called.
The guests are likely to arrive soon.
The new method is believed to have given good results.
All students are supposed to know Newton's laws of mechanics.
The result is expected to agree with theoretical predictions.
The Greeks seem to have manufactured the first lens.
Such reaction was not observed to happen.
There does not appear to be an agreement between these results.
They can hardly be said to have discovered this phenomenon.
Dr. Irmes was expected to report his new discoveries.