It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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Modals to express ability: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO
Noun phrase + TO-infinitive
Preposition + gerund
Author unknown
The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.
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Adjective + TO-infinitive
The difference between countable and uncountable nouns
The TO-infinitive as a subject complement
WHAT (the thing(s) that/which)
Ben Irwin
Most of us spend our lives as if we had another one in the bank.
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AS IF / AS THOUGH
Present simple for general truths
Benjamin Franklin
Lost time is never found again.
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Form: passive voice
Present simple for general truths
The present and past participles used as adjectives
Bernard Baruch
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.
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Past simple for completed actions in the past
SEE, WATCH, HEAR, LISTEN, FEEL, SMELL, NOTICE, OBSERVE + object + bare infinitive
The zero article with proper names
Bill Cosby
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
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State verbs and action verbs
The difference between countable and uncountable nouns
The gerund as a subject complement
TO-infinitive or gerund: FORGET, REMEMBER, REGRET, GO ON, STOP, TRY
Bill Dana
I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days.
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Form: passive voice
Past perfect for actions completed before a point in the past
Past simple for completed actions in the past
Past simple for past habits and states
Present simple for present habits and states
Tense changes in indirect speech
Booker T. Washington
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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First conditional
Imperatives in the first conditional
Carol Nelson
Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home.
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Defining relative clause
Present simple for general truths
Relative adverbs: WHERE, WHEN, WHY
The indefinite article to describe and classify something
The zero article with names of days, months, seasons, holidays and parts of the day
Cavett Robert
If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one.
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Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns (SOME, ANY, NO, MANY, MUCH, FEW, LITTLE etc.)
Imperatives in the first conditional
TO-infinitive or gerund: FORGET, REMEMBER, REGRET, GO ON, STOP, TRY
Charles Buxton
You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
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First conditional
Future simple for predictions
Modals in the first conditional
Chili Davis
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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Present simple for general truths
The gerund as subject
Chinese proverb
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
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Participle clauses
Participles in non-finite relative clauses
The indefinite article with a member of a class
Chinese proverb
To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one.
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The TO-infinitive as a subject complement
The TO-infinitive as subject
Christian Furchtegott Gellert
Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying.
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Future simple in complex sentences
Future time clauses
The forms of the infinitive
Verb + TO-infinitive
Confucius
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
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Form: passive voice
IF, EVEN IF, ONLY IF, AS LONG AS, PROVIDED, SUPPOSING, UNLESS, BUT FOR, IF NECESSARY, IF SO, IN CASE etc.
The forms of the infinitive
The TO-infinitive as subject
TO-infinitive or gerund: BEGIN, START, CONTINUE, CEASE, DREAD, INTEND, LOVE
Cynthia E. Varnado
It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.
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Adjective + TO-infinitive
Present simple for general truths
Cyril Connolly
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.
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Adjective + TO-infinitive
Modals to express criticism: CAN, COULD, MIGHT, SHOULD
Modals to express suggestions: SHOULD, COULD, MIGHT, SHALL
David Russell
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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Noun phrase + TO-infinitive
Question word + TO-infinitive
Dennis and Wendy Mannering
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?
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Other expressions followed by the gerund
Present simple for general truths
Donald Kendall
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
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Defining relative clause
Relative adverbs: WHERE, WHEN, WHY
The difference between countable and uncountable nouns
E. W. Howe
To avoid mistakes and regrets, always consult your wife before engaging in a flirtation.
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Preposition + gerund
The infinitive of purpose
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.
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Adjective + TO-infinitive
IF, EVEN IF, ONLY IF, AS LONG AS, PROVIDED, SUPPOSING, UNLESS, BUT FOR, IF NECESSARY, IF SO, IN CASE etc.
The difference between countable and uncountable nouns
The gerund as a subject complement
The present and past participles used as adjectives
WHAT (the thing(s) that/which)
Eleanor Roosevelt
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
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Modals to express ability: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO
HAVE, GET, LET, MAKE + object + infinitive
MAKE + object + bare infinitive
Emily Dickinson
Saying nothing sometimes says the most.
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Present simple for general truths
The gerund as subject
Emma Goldman
I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
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WOULD RATHER / WOULD SOONER + simple or continuous infinitive
Emory Austin
Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.
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Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns (SOME, ANY, NO, MANY, MUCH, FEW, LITTLE etc.)
Future simple for predictions
Epictetus
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.