Activities: “How to use adjectives with infinitive verbs in English?”
Activity 1: Infinitive complements of adjectives
Add an infinitive complement to the adjective in each sentence that makes sense with each picture:
Max was proud
Kat was disappointed
Maya is excited
Lia is afraid
Tod is able
It would be unwise for you
It is brave of Sandra
Activity 2: Describing Infinitive Actions with Adjectives
Recall that a sentence where an adjective describes an infinitive action can rewritten in three different ways:
Starting with “empty it” (e.g. It is easy to forget John.)
Starting with an infinitive verb (e.g. To forget John is easy.)
Starting with the object of the infinitive verb (e.g. John is easy to forget.)
In each of the boxes below, one version of the sentence is given. Fill in the other two!
It is impossible to win this game.
To climb this mountain is difficult.
My brother is relaxing to talk to.
It is amazing to see the Grand Canyon!
For students to study for the exam is important
This activity is rewarding for students to finish!