Part VIII. Grammar

Complex object

 + V + somebody + V_inf

Complex object употребляется после глаголов выражающих:

желание	предположение	знание, утверждение, сообщение о чем-либо	принуждение	запрет, разрешение, просьбу	после глаголов с предлогом
want wish like would like	expect consider suppose belive	know think report claim declare find show	make have force	let allow permit ask disallow	to wait for to relay on

Example: I allow her to stay here.

После глаголов, выражающих физическое восприятие и ощущение (see, notice, watch, hear, listen to, feel, observe etc.) инфинитив употребляется без частицы to.

В случае совершенного действия используется конструкция:

 + V₂ + somebody + V_inf

Example: I saw him go out.

Exercise 21: Open the brackets and use the Complex Object:

Model: He expected (they, arrive) at 5. — He expected them to arrive at 5.

1. Do you want (they, stay) at the hotel or with us? 2. I'd like (the professor, look through) my report. 3. Do you want (I, show) you the laboratory vessels? 4. We expect (he, arrange) everything by the time we come. 5. I want (she, explain) me this rule. 6. We want (our drugs, be) of high quality. 7. I would like (they, fix) an appointment for me for Tuesday. 8. We want (she, introduce) us to the president. 9. I don't want (they, be late) for dinner. 10. He expected (she, invite) to the party by the Smiths. 11. I'd like (the dress, buy) by Saturday. 12. I don't want (she, treat) like Alice. 13. We considered (pharmacist, must be) an honest person. 14. I don't like (she, carry out) this experiment.

Exercise 22: Translate into English using the Complex Object”

1. Я не ожидал, что этот провизор будет таким невежливым (impolite) человеком. 2. Мы бы хотели, чтобы вы доставили (deliver) лекарства в аптеку к концу июня. 3. Я ожидал, что они повысят эффективность лекарства. 4. Они не ожидали, что его спросят о производстве новых лекарственных препаратов. 5. Я слышал, как его имя несколько раз упоминалось на собрании. 6. Он не заметил, как мы подошли к нему. 7. Вы видели, как они над чем-то смеялись? 8. Мы ожидали, что об этом открытии объявят (announce) по радио. 9. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы она сказала нам, что она будет делать сегодня вечером. 10. Я думаю, что сегодня вы услышите, как она поет. 11. Когда он услышал, что его сын плачет, он встал и пошел в детскую комнату (nursery). 12. Я быхотел, чтобы никто не брал мои вещи. 13. Он хочет, чтобы мы пришли к нему сегодня. 14. Я хотел бы, чтобы вы сделали доклад по истории фармации. 15. Он хочет, чтобы его сын стал фармацевтом. 16. Хотите ли вы, чтобы он вам помог провести эту реакцию? 17. Я слышал, как он рассказывает о соединениях углерода. 18. Он не слышал, как я постучал в дверь.

Exercise 23: Replace the Object Clause with the Complex Object:

1. We know that mathematics has become man’s second language.

2. They expect that a variable will represent a number.

3. We know that two fractions are equal if they simplify to the same fraction.

4. I heard that they were discussing the living matter.

5. We expected that they would intensify the whole process of producing medicines.

6. Everybody knows that matter consists of small particles called atoms.

7. This question was too difficult, so that he could not answer it immediately.

Exercise 24: Say the sentences, using Complex Object.

Model: He was reading in the garden. She saw him. - She saw him reading in the garden.

1. The girl was singing. I heard her. 2. They were talking about effectiveness of new medicines. He heard them. 3. You and your friend were walking along the street yesterday. I saw you. 4. The little girls were playing on the grass. We watched them. 5. The ship was leaving the port. He stood and looked at it. 6. She was sleeping peacefully in her bed. Mother watched her. 7. The cat was rubbing itself on my leg. I felt it. 8. They were carring out experiment. We saw it. 9. The students were writing a diploma papers. The teacher watched them. 10. I watched the sun. It was rising. 11. I heard him. He was singing an English song. 12. We noticed a man. The man was cleaning laboratory vessels. 13. He saw two girls. They were discussing medicinal plants. 14. She watched the children. They were running and playing in the garden. 15. I saw her. She was cleaning the showcases in the chemist’s shop. 16. We saw our neighbour. He was listening to the latest news on the radio. 17. John heard his sister. She was talking about chemical elements. 18. We saw Ben. He was crossing the square. 19. They heard their father. He was playing the piano in the drawing-room. 20. I can see the train. It is coming. 21. I saw a group of boys. They were collecting herbs. 22. We noticed a group of people. They were wearing white gawns.