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7. skydiving / friends / my / go / with / I / to / refused

8. us / Kyle / stay / and / agreed / help / to

10.4 Verb + Object + Infinitive

Subject Verb Object Infinitive
She allowed the children to leave early.
I reminded them to arrive on time.
They will invite their friends to go to the movies.

1. Some verbs are followed by an object + They don’t allow students to use their phones.
infinitive.* The object can be a noun or a We invited our friends to go to the movies.
pronoun. These verbs include: I told you not to be late.
advise invite teach
allow order tell
encourage remind warn
2. Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive We expect to be there.
or an object + infinitive, but the meaning is We expect her to be there.
different. These verbs include: We want to come.
ask help pay want We want you to come.
expect need promise would like

*See page A6 for a list of verbs that can be followed by an infinitive or an object + infinitive.

5 Circle the correct words to complete each sentence. For some sentences, both choices
are possible.

1. Jim and Marsha don’t want to do / their children to do dangerous sports.

2. Our skiing instructor warned not to go / us not to go straight down the hill.

3. Ali’s parents told to come / him to come home.

4. I would like to stay / my sister to stay a little longer.

5. The professor reminded to finish / us to finish our assignments by Thursday.

6. Irina would like to paint / me to paint the kitchen this weekend.

7. The police ordered to leave / everyone to leave the building.

8. The doctor has advised to take / me to take a few days off from work.

9. I expect to be / you to be on time for the lecture.
10. Do you allow to borrow / your friends to borrow your car?

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