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The Problematic Use of Infinitive in English | ||
| for humanities sciences al qadisiya | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-36 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Sami Basheer Matrood | ||
| Abstract | ||
| AbstractThe study aims at verifying the source of difficulty in using the infinitive as a verb complement. To be used out of the context depending on the grammar-based rules, the infinitive, paying much more attention on the use of the full- infinitive, represents an error of verb complementation. Memorizing lists of verbs with their verb complementation as a before and after relation, even though possible, would be futile for the contextually competent use of the target language, English. As EFL learners, fourth year students at the department of English, College of Education, University of Al- Qadissiya face a problem in knowing when to use the infinitive with certain verbs that are possibly to be followed by infinitive, bare or full, gerund or either. To be more specific, they confuse the use of full-infinitive with that of the gerund as a verb complement in the sense that verbs in English have certain semantic implications or properties, that are contextually based ones, according to which the verb complements have to be selected. This does not mean that EFL learners do not confront a difficulty in the use of the infinitive as a verb complement with other verb forms, such as bare-infinitive or past participle but with the gerund is a remarkable error. Accordingly, the study sheds light on the head verbs, main verbs, and their possible verb complementation for different grammarians to be the base of analyzing EFL learners' recognition of the use of the full-infinitive as a complement. It also shows how significant for EFL learners to know the communicative implication of using the full-infinitive in contrast with that of the gerund for being semantically driven use. Finally, the conclusion sums up the findings of the study. | ||
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