Exercise 1.
A/ In each pair of sentences find the sentence containing The Nominative with the Infinitive = Complex Subject and that containing The Objective with the Infinitive = Complex Object.
a. We believe him to finish the work tomorrow,
b. He is believed to finish the work tomorrow.
2. a. We ordered the timber to be delivered within ten days,
b. The timber is ordered to be delivered within ten days.
3. a. The drainage system is expected to be completed next month,
b. We expect the drainage system to be completed next month.
In each pair of sentences state the form of the infinitive and the type of the Infinitive Construction used in them. State the difference in their meaning.
1. a. The house seems to have been damaged by the earthquake,
b. Tile house is likely to be damaged in case of the earthquake.
2. a. The mansion is likely to have been built many centuries ago.
b. The mansion is sure to be demolished the next century.

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Exercise 1

Сomplex subject

1b. He is believed to finish the work tomorrow.
2b. The timber is ordered to be delivered within ten days.
3a. The drainage system is expected to be completed next month.  

Сomplex object  

1a. We believe him to finish the work tomorrow. 

2a. We ordered the timber to be delivered within ten days. 

3b. We expect the drainage system to be completed next month. 


1.
a. The house seems to have been damaged by the earthquake.-сomplex subject- to have been damaged -Perfect Infinitive Passive

b. Tile house is likely to be damaged in case of the earthquake.-complex subject -to be damaged- Present Infinitive Passive

2. a. The mansion is likely to have been built many centuries ago.-complex subject- to have been built -Perfect Infinitive Passive

b. The mansion is sure to be demolished the next century. 

— complex subject-to be demolished-Present Infinitive Passive