Adjectives + to - B2 03/02/2020 08:28

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Adjectives + to - B2

Why is this important? Take-aways

Look at these two sentences: Today you will learn:

a) The car is ready. Know what the object of a sentence and an

adjective are.
b) The car is ready to drive.
Understand when to use the object after an
What’s the difference between them? adjective in a sentence with “to.”
Today we will look at when you should use a Understand the connection between the
preposition after an adjective. This is where this meaning of the sentence and the use of an
flashcard will come in handy! adjective followed by “to.”

Examples & Explanations

Adjective + to
Ex. The manager was generous to his employees.

=> When we use the verb (be) followed by an adjective + and object of a preposition (a noun), we need to use the
preposition “to” before the noun. In this example, “his employees” is the object of the sentence, so we use “to” after the
adjective and before this phrase “his employees.”

Adjective without to

Ex. He is a brilliant scientist.

=> In this example, “brilliant scientist“, the word “brilliant” is an adjective because it describes the object “scientist,” so it
is not necessary to place a “to” before the adjective.

Ex. The manager was generous.

=> When we use the verb (be) only followed by an adjective, we do not use “to” before the adjective. In this example, we
do not need “to” because the word (generous) after “was” (the be verb) is only an adjective.

Look out!

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Be careful not to use “to” when there is no object after an adjective.

Ex. The company is big. (no object-no adjective)
In this example, you cannot use “to” here.
The correct answer is : "The company is big."

This is because this sentence has an adjective but not an object.

Did you know?

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