Second Year, First Semester (Eng- 2001)

Law Online (LLB)

2023 - 2024 (Academic Year)

Grammar Section
Lecture Notes - Four
To + Verb-simple form (Verb-infinitive form)

Note:
This structure is to show the purpose.

 ပထမဝါကျကူဵပါ

 ဒုတိယဝါကျက subject ကိုဖြုတ်ပါ

 ဒုတိယဝါကျ မှာ – can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must
- want to, wish to, hope to, intend to, need to, plan to
- on/for the purpose of, in attention with, with the intention,
so that, so as to, in order that, in order to ပါလျှင် ဖြုတ်ပါ
To + V-simple form (V-infinitive form)

ဒုတိယဝါကျ မှာ“not”ပါလျှင် not to နှင်ဆ

ဴ က်ပါ

 am, is are, was, were

has, have, had ေောက်မှာ not ပါလျှင် not ပဲဖြုတ်ပါ

 do, does, did

can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, must, might ေောက်မှာ notပါလျှင်
နှစ်ခုလုဳဵဖြုတ်ပါ
Examples

1. Susan wakes up early. She is on time to work.

Susan wakes up early to be on time to work.

2. They met at this restaurant yesterday. They held the gathering party.
They met at this restaurant yesterday to hold the gathering party.

3. The colleagues help the greenhorn. They want to succeed her project.
The colleagues help the greenhorn to succeed her project.

4. The boy stole out. He was not noticed by others.

The boy stole out not to be noticed by others.

5. He turned down the music so that he didn’t want to disturb the neighbours.
He turned down the music not to disturb the neighbours.
It is/was + noun/noun Phrase + who/ that………..

Note:
We can put emphasis on a particular noun/ noun phrase by beginning the sentence
with the structure “It is /was”…… .

 It ေရဵပါ
 V1 – is / V2 – was
 Emphatic part of the sentence ေရဵပါ
 Emphatic part လူဆလ ို ျှင် – who
လူမဟုတ်လျှင် - that
 ကျေ်တာကူဵပါ
Examples

1. Global warming causes climate changes.

It is global warming that causes climate changes.

2. Kyaw Zin became a famous singer within a short period.

It was a famous singer who Kyaw Zin became within a short period.

3. Columbus discovered America in 1492.

It was in 1942 that Columbus discovered America.

4. Two wild elephants are trapped in the enclosure.

It is two elephants that are trapped in the enclosure.

5. Humans can make their dreams a reality.

It is humans who can make their dreams a reality.
Exercises

1. Teachers open the door to the world for students.

(Rewrite, using “It is/was noun/noun phrase who/that……..”)

2. A herbal cure restored my health at that time.

(Rewrite, using “It is/was noun/noun phrase who/that……..”)

3. He gave a cough before his speech. He could get the attention of the
audiences. (Use “To+Verb-infinitive form”)

4. He has gone to the top of the mountain in attention with viewing the beautiful
scenery. (Use “To+Verb-infinitive form”)

5. He arranged his schedules again. He would not overlap his time for the events.
(Use “To+Verb-simple form”)
Answer Keys:

1. It is teachers who open the door to the world for students.

2. It was a herbal cure that restored my health at that time.

3. He gave a cough before his speech to get the attention of the audiences.

4. He has gone to the top of the mountain to view the beautiful scenery.

5. He arranged his schedules again not to overlap his time for the events.
Thank You !