Intermediate Grammar
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Verb + object + to …“want you to · tell somebody to · make somebody do · let somebody do” – 44 interactive questions
📖 Grammar Reference – Verb + object + to …
Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.
1 Tier 1 – The Concept & Nuance: Directing Others
Verbs like want, ask, tell, advice, expect, warn, teach, invite take an object before the infinitive (verb + object + to-infinitive).
– “The doctor told me to rest.”
– “Let me carry your bag.”
2 Tier 2 – Passive of MAKE (was made TO do)
| Active: make sb DO | Bare infinitive: “They made us wait.” |
| Passive: be made TO DO | Requires to: “We were made to wait.” |
3 Tier 3 – Top 3 Common Learner Pitfalls
– Rule: Want cannot be followed by a that-clause in English; use want someone to do.
– Rule: Let is followed by bare infinitive without to.
– Rule: Active make takes bare infinitive without to.
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Original practice material inspired by the English Grammar in Use syllabus (Cambridge University Press). Example sentences and exercises are written by All English 4U.
