• 2019.03.06
    星期三

Grammar﹕It (be) + adjective + to infinitive

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【明報專訊】The English test is coming and the Smarties are busy revising. However, Pat is not working at all...

MoMo: Bill, can you lend me your lecture notes on the lesson about past tense? I was sick that day and didn't go to school.

Bill: Sure, here you are. (1) It is important to remember the structure.

MoMo: Thanks. (2) It is very nice of you to help your friends. But Pat is still playing her new CD...

Bill: Hey Pat, can you please turn down the volume?

Pat: Come on! Why don't you join me? (3) I think it is beneficial for you to relax a little bit!

We use the structure "it (be) + adjective + to infinitive" to describe the effect of an action.

e.g. It is delightful to hear him sing.

We can use "of / for somebody" to include extra information to describe someone or the effect of the action on someone.

e.g. It is dangerous for you to climb that tree. ( = Climbing that tree is dangerous for you.)

e.g. It is kind of you to help me move the boxes. ( = I think you are kind when you help me move the boxes.)

■Now you try

Put the words in the right order to make sentences.

1. It was / for / answer / difficult / to / the question / Johnny

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2. be awkward / for me / Jane / to call / Wouldn't it

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3. good / actress / find / not / for / this film / It was / easy / to / a

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(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

lecture (n) 課堂

volume (n) 音量

beneficial (adj) 有益的

delightful (adj) 令人愉快的

[Smarties' Power English 第241期]

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