省to 的动词不定式
1) 情态动词 ( 除ought 外,ought to):
2) 使役动词 let,have,make:
3) 感官动词 see,watch,look at,notice ,observe,hear,listen to,smell,feel,find 等后作宾补,省略to.
注意:在被动语态中则to 不能省掉.
I saw him dance.
=He was seen to dance.
The boss made them work the whole night.
=They were made to work the whole night.
4) would rather,had better:
5) Why… / why not…:
6) help 可带to,也可不带to,help sb (to) do sth:
7) but和except:but前是动词do时,后面出现的动词用不带to的动词不定式.
8) 由and,or和than连接的两个不定式,第二个to 可以省去:
9) 通常在discover,imagine,suppose,think,understand等词后,可以省去to be:
He is supposed (to be) nice.他应该是个好人.
举例:
He wants to move to France and marry the girl.
He wants to do nothing but go out.
比较:He wants to do nothing but go out.
He wants to believe anything but to take the medicine.
典型例题
1) ---- I usually go there by train.
---- Why not ___ by boat for a change?
A.to try going B.trying to go C.to try and go D.try going
答案:D.why not 后面接不带to 的不定式,因此选D.
2) Paul doesn't have to be made ___.He always works hard.
A.learn B.to learn C.learned D.learning
答案:B.make后接不带to 的动词不定式,当其用于被动时,to 不可省略.