replace the following complex sentences or groups of sentences by simple sentences with the infinitive construction.
Model: I looked out of the window. He crossed the street.
– I saw him cross the street.
1. I shall stay at home and do my lessons. Mother said so. 2. I never smoke indoors. My wife doesn't like it. 3. He's an honest boy. I know it. 4. We don't eat ice cream before dinner because Mother has forbidden it. 5. You got off the train at Saltmarsh city. The porter saw you. 6. He ordered that tea should be brought at once. 7. No one had expected that she would marry the man. 8. I could hear it perfectly well. They were discussing me. 9. Don't shout so! The whole house will know what has happened. Do you want it?
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two clauses. The second clause beginning with "Mother said so" can be replaced by the infinitive "to do my lessons" to simplify the sentence.
2. I never smoke indoors because my wife doesn't like it.
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two clauses. The second clause beginning with "My wife doesn't like it" can be replaced by the infinitive "to smoke indoors" to simplify the sentence.
3. He's an honest boy and I know it.
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two independent clauses. The second clause beginning with "I know it" can be replaced by the infinitive "to be an honest boy" to simplify the sentence.
4. We don't eat ice cream before dinner because Mother has forbidden it.
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two clauses. The second clause beginning with "Mother has forbidden it" can be replaced by the infinitive "to eat ice cream before dinner" to simplify the sentence.
5. The porter saw you get off the train at Saltmarsh City.
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two clauses. The second clause beginning with "The porter saw you" can be replaced by the infinitive "to get off the train at Saltmarsh City" to simplify the sentence.
6. He ordered the tea to be brought at once.
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two clauses. The second clause beginning with "He ordered that tea should be brought at once" can be replaced by the infinitive "to be brought at once" to simplify the sentence.
7. No one had expected her to marry the man.
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two clauses. The second clause beginning with "that she would marry the man" can be replaced by the infinitive "to marry the man" to simplify the sentence.
8. I could hear them discussing me perfectly well.
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with two clauses. The second clause beginning with "They were discussing me" can be replaced by the infinitive "to discuss me" to simplify the sentence.
9. Don't shout so! You will let the whole house know what has happened. Do you want it?
- Explanation: The original sentence is a complex sentence with three clauses. The second and third clauses beginning with "The whole house will know what has happened" and "Do you want it?" can be replaced by the infinitive "to let the whole house know what has happened" to simplify the sentence.