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S V Complement
The sound of the dryer bothers my concentration.
Arizona has a very dry climate.
She is in the her office.
2. Verbs that require an infinitive in the
complement.
Remember that the following verbs require an infinitive
for a verb in the complement.
agree decide hesitate need refuse appear
demand hope offer seem arrange deserve
intend plan tend ask expect learn
prepare threaten claim fail manage pretend
wait consent forget mean promise want
Ex:
-He wanted to speak with me.
-We demand to know our status.
-They didnt plan to buy a car.
-The weather tends to improve in May.
3. Verbs that require an ing form in the
complement.
The following verbs require an ing from for a verb in the
complement.
admit complete deny appreciate consider discuss
avoid delay enjoy finish practice risk
keep quit stop mention recall suggest
miss recall suggest tolerate postpone regret
understand
EX:
He enjoys traveling by plane.
She is considering not going.
I miss watching the news when I am traveling.
She mentions stopping at EI Paso in her letter.
4. Verbs phrase that require an ing form in
the complement.
approve of do not mind keep on
be better off forget about look forward to
cant help get through object to
count on insist to think of
Ex:
She forgot about canceling her appointment.
Lets go to the movie when you get though studying.
We cant help wondering why she left.
I have been looking forward to seeing it.
We wouldnt mind waiting.
5. Problems with Used to and Be used to
want to
I this book renewed, please.
have
LET
A person gives permission for another to do it.
VERB
S HELP SOMEONE WORD /
INFINITVE