F. Chose the correct variant.

1. I heard the partners had signed / signa mutually advantageous contract.

2. John noticed Sally be / wasvery pale and excited.

3. Kevin saw a new visitor enclose / enclosed a statement with the letter.

4. I hear Peter reported/ reporton the expenditure against budget twice last month but the Board still want him to do it again.

5. I felt something crawl / crawled on my back.

6. We feel this takeover bid threatens / threatenthe future of our firm.

7. I see someone got / get away from prison this morning.It’s in today’s news.

2. Is the infinitive or the ing-form used after the verbs of perception?

a. The bare infinitive generally refers to the complete action:

I watched the secretary type a letter on a paper with a printed letterhead.

(i.e. from start to finish)

b. The -ing form generally refers to an action in progress:

I watched the secretary typing a letter on a paper with a printed letterhead. (i.e. I saw part of the action)

c. We may use hear, observe, perceive, see in the passive + -ing or a to-infinitive:

She was seen executingthe order.

She was seen to execute the order.

d. We may also use Past Participle as a part of Complex object:

The freight forwarders watched the crates loaded.

1.8.2 Join these pairs of sentences, deciding when to use a bare infinitive or ing.

Have the next client come in, please.

We may also use have + know, have + believe:

I’ll have you knowI’m the company secretary.

b. We use have + object + -ing to refer to intended results, and unintended consequences:

I’ll have you speakingEnglish in no time.

Be careful! You’ll have the customers complaining.

1.8.3 Use the bare infinitive or the -ing form after have in these sentences.

Model:Have him bring the complaints about unexecuted orders.(to bring)

(We cause someone to do something for us)

1. Mr. Grant had his secretary _____________ the interview with the unwilling customer. (to interrupt)

2. I won’t have anyone _________ in my business affairs. (to interfere)

3. I’ll have you ______________ I’m a qualified accountant. (to know)

4. He had her ________ they executed payment as per the debit-note to her. (to believe)

5. When the United States encountered serious balance of payments problems in the 1960s, the government had all the banks ________ the number of loans they could extend abroad. (to reduce)

6. I would not have you _________ (to think), Mr. Thorn, that your insurers need be liable for the damage.

7. Don’t let’s have them ________ the quantity of subsidies. (to reduce)

Model:We have people complaining about unexecuted orders all hours. (to complain)

(We speak about intended results or unintended consequences)

8. Greece and Norway have their large maritime fleets _____________ transportation services. (to provide)

9. He is an excellent manager. He’ll have you _________ without a loss in no time. (to operate)

10. He had never had anything like that _____ to him before. (to happen)

11. If we do not reschedule the production line, we will have employees _______ to execute orders on time. (to fail)

4. What is Complex Subject and when do we use it?

The subject of the sentence is sometimes expressed by a noun (or pronoun) and an Infinitivewhich follows the predicate. Although the noun (or pronoun) and the Infinitive do not stand together, they are closely connected and form a Complex Subject,which is used:

a. with verbs expressing permission, request, intention, order, compulsion[10] such as allow, permit, suffer, order, command, compel, force, make, request, mean, intend, etc.

The customers were requested to be ready by 7 o’clock.

They were ordered to cancel the deal.

b. with verbs expressing perception of the senses, such as hear, see, feel, etc.

They were seen to take out a policy at the Lloyds.

c. with verbs of mental perception, such as expect, know, believe, deny, etc.

He was believed to have a letter of credit confirmed on the London bank.

d. with verbs of saying and reporting , such as say, report, state, pronounce etc.

This company is said to be set up as a trading subsidiary.

e. with such verbs as seem, appear, happen, prove, chance, etc., and with expressions to be sure (certain, uncertain, likely, unlikely. Here the predicate is in the Active Voice:

He appears to be very enterprising.

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