Tham khảo tài liệu 'longman english grammar practice intermediate self study edition phần 9', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Verb noun pronoun to-infinitive Ì know him to be an honest man LEG study We can use that or a to-infinitive after these verbs to refer to people or things believe consider discover find imagine know prove suppose think understand. Instead of People know that he is an honest man. We can say People know him to be an honest man. Write Rewrite these sentences using a to-infinitive instead of that. 1 People know that he is an honest man. . 2 I imagine that he works very hard. 3 I believe that she is guilty. 4 I found that the job was too difficult. 5 We discovered the claim was false. 6 I know that she has an interest in the company. I agreed to accept their offer LEG study We can use that or a to-infinitive after these verbs agree arrange claim choose decide expect hope pretend promise swear threaten wish. I nstead of I agreed that I would accept their offer. We can say I agreed to accept their offer. Write Rewrite these sentences using a to-infinitive after the verbs. 1 I agreed that I would accept the offer. . 2 I hope that I will succeed. 3 I expect that I will hear from you. 4 He claimed that he had met me. 5 I arranged that I should be there. 6 She pretended that she didn t know me. Context Write Put in the correct forms of the verbs. HOW TO GET RID OF RATS When I was a young man working in Malaya my boss gave me a difficult job to do. The roof of his house had become infested with rats and he want l get rid of 1 them for him. I tried everything rat poison cats even a mongoose but I fail move . Then a friend of mine advise 1 use python. I considered this be 4. my last chance and agree try . My friend brought me a box in which he had trapped a young python about six feet long. We manage get box into the roof and then released the python. The effect was amazing The rats disappeared in no time It prove be wonderful solution. But then we didn t know what do the python. I couldn t bear shoot .
