Теоретическая грамматика английского языка

9) 'for' complexes with the infinitive. In 'for' complexes with the infinitive the preposition 'for' introduces a construction in which a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective case has an mfinitive attached to it. e.g. He opened the door for me to come in. The "for" complexes with the infinitive have the following fimctions in the sentence: a) the subject e.g. For him to help his Mend is quite natural. It's natural for him to help his fi-iends. b) the predicate e.g. The question is for you to decide. c) an object e.g. I am anxious for you to come. d) an attribute e.g. This is the book for you to read. e) an adverbial modifier e.g. He made a remark m a voice too low for me to catch. The Gerund is the non-finite form of the verb which, like the mfinitive combines the properties of the verb and noun. Familiar to the infinitive, the gerund serves as the verbal name of a process, but its substantive quality is more strongly pronounced than thatofinfmitive. Gerund can be modified by a noun in the possessive .case and it can be used with prepositions. Gerund cannot perform the function of the paradigmatic verbal head-form: It is more detachedfi-omthe finite verb than the mfinitive semantically. It does not join in the conjugation of the fmite verb. It is less definite than the Infmitivefi-omtlie lexico-grammatical pomt of view. The general combinability of the gerund is dual, sharing some features with the verb, some with the noun. Like the infinitive the gerund is a categorially variable form. It distinguishes two grammatical categories: voice and correlation. The category of voice active passive asking being asked reading being read e.g. She is fond of reading. She is fond of being read to. The category of correlation non-perfect perfect asking having asked being asked having been asked 21