With the other adjectives, we use the preposition of: It is easy for you to criticise other people. It was difficult for us to hear what she was saying. We use the preposition for to show who these adjectives refer to: difficult You were clever to find the answer so quickly. She was right to complain about that hotel. We use the to-infinitive with these adjectives to give opinions about people: clever He spoke so quickly that it was impossible to understand him. It's easy to play the piano, but it's very difficult to play well. We often use it + be followed by an adjective to give opinions: clever (= We were happy because we had come to the end of our journey.) We were happy to come to the end of our journey. Sometimes the to-infinitive gives a reason for the adjective: amazed Unfortunately, I was unable to work for over a week. We use the to-infinitive after certain adjectives: able Level: intermediate Adjectives with to-infinitives Matching_MTY0Mjg= Infinitive of purpose 2 They spoke quietly so as not to wake the children. We started our journey early so as to avoid the traffic. They spoke quietly in order not to wake the children. We started our journey early in order to avoid the traffic. We can also express purpose with in order to and in order not to: He bought some flowers to give to his wife. We also use the to-infinitive to express purpose (to answer why?): GapFillTyping_MTY0Mjc= Infinitive of purpose GapFillTyping_MTY0MjY= Verbs with to-infinitive 2 He encouraged his friends to vote for him. Some verbs are followed by a direct object and then the to-infinitive: advise
They decided to start a business together. We use the to-infinitive after certain verbs ( verbs followed by to-infinitive), particularly verbs of thinking and feeling: choose Level: beginner Verbs with to-infinitives
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