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GOLD AND MONEY IN OUR LIFE

TONGUE TWISTERS Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? What a terrible tongue twister?

SAYINGS A fool and his money are soon parted. Time is money. Money doesn't grow on trees. Money talks.

GRAMMAR TIME The Infinitive is a grammatical term used to refer to certain verb forms that exist in many languages. i

THE TO- INFINITIVE IS USED to express purpose Sam went to the bank to get some money. after verbs agree, apeear, decide, expect, promice, hope, plan etc. He promised to help us with our decorations.

THE TO- INFINITIVE IS USED after adj. happy, glad, etc willing, eager, reluctant, etc. mean, clever, etc. lucky and fortunate I was annoyed to hear that he had left. He is reluctant to help.

THE TO- INFINITIVE IS USED after smth., somewhere, anyone, nothing, etc. We've got a lot of homework to do. Take somethink to drink on the bus. after verbs ask, learn, wonder, decided, etc. when they're followed by who, what, where, how, exept why. He explained how to operate the machine.

THE BARE INFINITIVE IS USED after modal verbs. He should apologise to his parents. after the verbs let, make, see hear and feel They saw her talk to the manager.

THE BARE INFINITIVE IS USED after had better and would rather. You had better see a doctor.