{"id":10671,"date":"2019-07-28T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T16:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10671"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:57","slug":"nouns-with-to-infinitives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/07\/nouns-with-to-infinitives\/","title":{"rendered":"Nouns with to-infinitives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Level: Intermediate-Advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The to-infinitives are used as postmodifier after abstract nouns such as <strong><em>ability, attempt, wish, chance, refusal, desire, opportunity, failure, <\/em><\/strong>and<strong><em> need<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ability\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 An effective speaker has the <em><strong>ability to explain<\/strong><\/em> things clearly and concisely.<\/p>\n<p>attempt\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He <em><strong>attempted to apply<\/strong><\/em> for a job but he did not get hired.<\/p>\n<p>chance\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 All he wanted was a <em><strong>chance to play<\/strong><\/em> in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>desire\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He expressed a <em><strong>desire to speak<\/strong> <\/em>before the public.<\/p>\n<p>failure\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 This bankruptcy is largely due to the company&#8217;s <em><strong>failure to cut<\/strong><\/em> spending.<\/p>\n<p>need\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 There is no <em><strong>need to bring<\/strong><\/em> more food to the picnic.<\/p>\n<p>opportunity\u00a0 \u00a0 The students are just grateful for the <em><strong>opportunity to learn<\/strong><\/em> from their teacher.<\/p>\n<p>refusal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0His\u00a0<em><strong>refusal to make <\/strong><\/em>amends with his ex-wife\u00a0upset his children.<\/p>\n<p>wish\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I just <em><strong>wish to express<\/strong><\/em> my sincere gratitude for what you did for me today.<\/p>\n<p>The to-infinitives are also often used as a postmodifier after indefinite pronouns:<\/p>\n<p>Do you have <em><strong>something to say<\/strong><\/em>?<br \/>\nI had <em><strong>no one<\/strong> <\/em>else <em><strong>to turn to<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/>\nThere is hardly <em><strong>anything to see<\/strong><\/em> in this dark room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Level: Intermediate-Advanced &nbsp; The to-infinitives are used as postmodifier after abstract nouns such as ability, attempt, wish, chance, refusal, desire, opportunity, failure, and need. ability\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 An effective speaker has the ability to explain things clearly and concisely. attempt\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He attempted to apply for a job 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