四、不定式作定语
不定式作定语修饰名语或代词,它只能放在它所修饰的名词或代词后面,如:
He has nothing to say. / We are facing a lot of difficulties to overcome during the period of review.
动词不定式定语往往有一层动宾关系,即所修饰的名词是不定式的宾语
(如上述两例)。所以,如果不定式的动词是不及物动词,那么就要在动词后加上相庆的介词。如:
He has a lot of trifles to deal with. / I had got no place to live
in. / That girl has nothing to worry about. / That is the subject to concentrate on. / He has a strict teacher to listen to. / She has four children to look after. / She had a sick mother to live with.