Saturday, 13 July 2013

Item 5



Item 5
To F1----------To be F4
[S] finite verb vt + (O1) to F1vt + (O2) ….
[S]finite verb vt + (O2) + to be F4 …. by (O1)
Miss Tong wants her students to follow the instructions closely.
Miss Tong wants the instructions to be followed closely by her students.

[S] finite verb vi + to F1 + (O)
[OS] finite verb vi + to be F4 by a person ….
Jack has to fix the door soon.
The door has to be fixed by Jack soon.

A transitive verb as indicated with ‘vt’ in the dictionary is always followed by an object.  An intransitive ‘vi’ is not followed by an object.

[S]finite verb vi + to F1 + (O)
[S]finite verb vi + (O) + to be F4 ….
He hopes to complete the project as soon as possible.
He hopes the project to be completed as soon as possible.

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