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The complex object

Complex Object consists of a noun in the Common Case or a personal pronoun in the Objective Case and the infinitive with to or without to.

E.g. He wants you to help him.

Він хоче, щоб ви допомогли йому.

She asked Ann to show her the letter.

Вона попросила Ганну показати їй листа.

I saw Pete give her the book.

Я бачив, як Петро дав їй книгу.

1. Complex Object is used with to

a) after verbs denoting mental activity: to think, to consider, to believe, to know, to expect, to suppose, to find, to understand.

E.g. I don’t expect them to get back before next Tuesday.

Я не сподіваюсь, що вони повернуться раніше наступного вівторка.

We consider him (to be) the best student.

Ми вважаємо його найкращим студентом.

We know to have taken part in the conference.

Ми знаємо, що він взяв участь в цій конференції.

b) after the verbs denoting wish, intention, emotions: to wish, to want, should (would) like.

I want you to read this book.

Я хочу, щоб ви прочитали цю книгу.

Would you like me to translate this text?

Ви хотіли б, щоб я переклав цей текст.

c) after verbs denoting order, request, permission, advice, compulsion: to order, to force, to tell, to ask, to allow.

He told his secretary to get everything ready.

Він велів своїй секретарці все підготувати.

The customs official asked the young man to open his suitcase.

Митник попросив молодого чоловіка відкрити валізу.

2. Complex Object is used without to

a) after verbs denoting perceptions of senses: to see, to hear, to feel, to watch, to notice.

The students heard him to(omit) play the piano.

Студенти чули, як він грав на піаніно.

She saw Mary cry.

Вона побачила, що Мері плаче.

b) after verbs to make, to let

He made them work.

Він примусив їх працювати.

I let him go home.

Я дозволив йому іти додому.

Exercise 1

Complete sentences, using Complex Object

E.g. “Bring me a book”, said my brother to me.

My brother wanted me to bring him a book.

  1. “Wait for me after work”, ,”(Comma should be inside of the quotation mark. I fixed below, but this has occurred frequently.) said Ann to me. – Ann wanted…

  2. “Fix the shelf in the kitchen,” my father said to me. – My father wanted …

  3. “Bring me some water from the river, children,”

  4. said our grandmother. – Our grandmother wanted …

  5. “It will be very good if you study English,” said my mother to me. – My mother wanted…

  6. “Come to my birthday party,” said Kate to her groupmates. – Kate wanted …

  7. The teacher said to the students, “Learn the rule.” – The teacher wanted…

  8. “Be careful, or else you will spill the milk,” said the mother to her son. – The mother did not want …

  9. “My daughter will go to a ballet school,” said the woman. – The woman wanted …

  10. The man said: “My son will study mathematics.” – The man wanted …

  11. “Oh, father, buy me this toy, please,” said the little boy. – The little boy wanted …

Exercise 2

Combine the given two sentences into one using Complex Object

Model: Mary opened the window. I saw it. – I saw Mary open the window.

1. Peter took my pen. I saw it. 2. He ran to the river. I saw it. 3. The girl smiled. I noticed it. 4. The children shouted in the next room. I heard it. 6. The man tried to open the door. We saw it. 7. They got into a taxi. He saw it. 8. Somebody knocked at the door. We heard it. 9. He slipped and fell. I saw it. 10. She bent and picked up something from the floor. The policeman saw it. 11. She dropped the cup on the floor and broke it. I saw it. 12. They turned the corner and disappeared. We watched them. 13. The ship sailed away from the shore. They saw it. 14. The boy noticed a bird. It flew on to the bush near the window. 15. I saw him. He pointed to a picture on the wall.

Exercise 3

Answer these questions beginning in the way shown

Models: “Does Tom ever dance?” “I’ve never seen him dance”.

“How do you know I came in late?” “I heard you come in late”.

  1. “Does Ann ever smoke?” “I’ve never seen …”

  2. “How do you know the man took the money?” “I saw …”.

  3. “Did Jack lock the door?” “Yes, I heard…”.

  4. “Did the bell ring.” “I’m not sure. I didn’t hear…”.

  5. “How do you know Ann can play the piano?” “I’ve heard…”.

  6. “Did Bill kick the dog?” “Yes, I saw…”.

  7. “Did the boy fall into the water?” “I didn’t see…”.

Exercise 4

Complete these sentences. Use one of the following verb.

run explode slam collide open tell climb

  1. I saw the accident … .

  2. We listened to the old man … his story from beginning to end.

  3. Did anybody see the two cars…?

  4. We watched the two men … across the garden,… a window and … through it into the house.

  5. Everybody heard the bomb … . It was a tremendous noise.

  6. I heard someone … the door in the middle of the night. It woke me up.

Exercise 5

Complete the sentences.

Model I couldn’t do the job on my own, so I / ask / Simon / help me.

I couldn’t do the job on my own, so I asked Simon to help me.

1. I was surprised that my brother failed his driving test. I / expect / him / pass / easily.

2. Annie wanted to stay up late, but her parents / tell / her / go to bed at 9 o’clock.

3. I was going to buy the car, but a friend of mine / persuade / me / change my mind.

4. Don’t tell Sue what I’ve done. I / not / want / her / know.

5. One of the plane’s engines caught fire, which / force / the pilot / land.

6. When I was a child, my mother / warn me / not / talk to strangers.

Exercise 6

Transform the sentences according to the model.

Model I expect that she will send me a letter.

I expect her to send me a letter.

I know that he is a great scientist.

I know him to be a great scientist.

1. I did not expect that my brother would forget to send her flowers. 2. He knows that my mother is a very kind woman. 3. She expected that her brother would bring her the book. 4. I know that your uncle is an excellent mathematician. 5. People expect that the 21st century will bring peace on the earth. 6. I know that my friend is a just man. 7. I expect that he will understand your problem and help you to solve it. 8. I expected that she would behave quite differently. 9. I heard that she suddenly cried out loudly. 10. I saw that he opened the door and left the room. 11. Shall we hear it if the telephone rings? 12. Tamara saw that the waves carried the boat away. 13. We saw that the children climbed to the tops of the trees. 14. I noticed that Henry went up and spoke to the stranger.

Exercise 7

Translate sentences from Ukrainian into English.

1. Я хочу, щоб ви прочитали цю книгу. 2. Мені хотілося б, щоб ви приїхали до нас. 3. Вона не хотіла, щоб я їхав до Києва. 4. Я би не хотів, щоб ви загубили мою книгу. 5. Хочете, я дам вам словник? 6. Вам би хотілося, щоб я розповів вам цю історію? 7. Мені б не хотілося, щоб вони запізнилися. 8. Я не хотів, щоб ви чекали не мене. 9. Я хочу, щоб усі це прочитали. 10. Я не хочу, щоб вона знала про це. 11. Він хотів, щоб його друг пішов з ним. 12. Мій брат хоче, щоб я вивчала іспанську мову. 13. Я сподіваюсь, що мій лист прийде завтра. 14. Я знаю, що вона талановита співачка. 15. Я не очікував, що він напише такі гарні вірші. 16. Я знаю, що твоя сестра дуже здібна студентка. 17. Я не очікував, що це трапиться так скоро. 18. Ми очікували, що погода зміниться. 19. Вчитель примусив її переписати вправу. 20. Вона примусила собаку перестрибнути через тин. 21. Я не можу примусити свою кішку ловити мишей. 22. Собака примусила кішку залізти на дерево. 23. Я знаю, що він капітан великого корабля. 24. Ми знаємо, що вони дуже зайняті. 25. Я знаю, що ти мій друг.