2. Study the following sentences. Pay attention to the use of the infinitives and infinitive constructions.

1. He was the first (man) to arrive.

2. They sent me to Spain to learn Spanish.

3. He is strong enough to carry it.

4. He turned out the light so as/in order not to waste electricity.

5. a) It is too cold for us to go out. b) He is too ill to eat anything.

1. Replace the group of words in bold type by an infinitive.

Model: He was the first man who arrived.

He was the first (man) to arrive.

1. The captain was the last who left the ship. 2. He got to the top and was very disappointed when he found that someone else had reached it first. 3.1 was astonished when I heard that he had left his native town. 4. There was no place where he could sit. 5. He put his hand into his pocket and was astonished when he found that his wallet wasn't there. 6. I can't go to the party; I have nothing that I can wear. 7. He reached the station exhaust­ed and was very disappointed when he learnt that the train had just left. 8. He was the first man who swam the Channel. 9. He was the only one who realized the danger. 10. He took out his spare wheel and was very disappointed when he discovered that that tyre was also punctured.

2. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using an infinitive.

Model: They sent me to Spain, they wanted me to learn Spanish.

They sent me to Spain to learn Spanish.

1. I am buying paint, I want to paint my hall door. 2. He opened the lions^’ cage. He intended to feed the lions. 3. He rushed into the burning house. He wanted to save the child. 4. He rang the bell. He wanted to tell / us that the dinner was ready. 5. The farmer put a scarecrow up in the field. He wanted to frighten the birds. 6. He sent his children to his sister's house. He wanted them to watch the television programme. 7. I am saving up. I want to buy a car. 8. I keep my hens in a field surround­ed by wire netting. I want to protect them against the foxes. 9. You should take your holidays in June. In this way you would avoid the rush. 10. They evacuated everybody from the danger zone. They wanted to reduce the risk.

C. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using 'enough' with infinitive.

Model: He is strong. He can carry it.

He is strong enough to carry it.

1. The rope wasn't strong. It couldn't support the two men. 2. The fire isn't very hot. It won't boil a kettle. 3. The coffee isn't strong. It won't keep us awake. 4. I am quite old. I could be your father. 5. You aren't very old. You can't understand these things. 6. He was very curious. He opened the letter. 7. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

D. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using 'so as/in order' with infinitive.

Model: He turned out the light. He didn't want to waste electricity.

He turned out the light so as/in order not to waste electricity.

1. I took off my shoes. I didn't want to make any noise. 2. He was playing very softly. He didn't want to disturb anyone. 3. I sent him out of the room. I wanted to discuss his progress with his headmaster. 4. I am learning Greek. I wish to read Homer. 5. He sent his children to their aunt's house. He wanted to have some peace. 6. He read only for short periods each day. He didn't want to strain is eves. 7. They got up very early. They wanted to get to the top of the hill before sunrise. 8. We must keep our gloves on. We don't want to get frostbitten.

E. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using too' with infinitive.

Model: 1. It is very cold. We can't go out. - It is too cold for us to go out.

2. He is very ill. He can't eat anything.- He is too ill to eat anything.

1. It is very cold. We can't bathe. 2. I am rather old. I can't wear that kind of hat. 3. He was furious. He couldn't speak. 4. I was terrified. I couldn't move. 5. It is very cold. We can't have breakfast in the garden.6. He was very snobbish. He wouldn't talk to any of us.7. It was very dark. We couldn't see him. 8. It was rather cloudy. We couldn't see the eclipse properly.