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The For-to-Infinitive Construction



The For-To-Infinitive construction is a complex structure consisiting of the preposition for + Object + the Infinitive: That was for him to explain.

It is used in all functions characteristic of the Infinitive:

Subject: For me to speak was impossible.
Predicative: That was for him to find out.
Complex Object: He waited for her to speak.
Attribute: The best thingfor you to do is to leave at once.
Purpose: He stepped aside for me to pass.
Result: It was too great a temptation for him to resist.




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