부정사 보문에 관한 연구

Abstract

Studies on English Language & Literature. 31.1(2005): 211-227. In English there are various kinds of verbs that have ‘accusative with infinitive’ as their complement. The constructions of the complements can be (a)accusative+bare infinitive, (b)accusative+to-infinitive, or (c)for accusative+to-infinitive. The main verbs take one or two of the constructions according to their semantic properties. The purpose of this paper is to study infinitival complement of transitive verbs and to obtain the aid in making accurate use of to-infinitive and bare infinitive in the construction, and accusative without or with for. This paper reveals that there are the properties of the main verbs to take one or two of the above three constructions and several elements which influence the forming of the above three constructions. It is expected that this paper will be helpful to the proper use of the accusative+infinitive complement.