Dear Stuart!
Are you getting better now?
Anyway I sometimes confuse about grammar below.
I want to go to Hawaii. (I am hoping that I go to Hawaii)
I want you to go to Hawaii. (I am hoping that you go to Hawaii)
Subject are different
Other case
I asked him to wait untill I came back. (No preposition + Infinitive)
It is difficult for me to learn French. (for + Inifinitive)
It is kind of you to help me. (of + Inifinitive)
I make you go shopping to super market. (No preposition + No Infinitive)
If you have a time, please teach me some rules individually or in our class.
Ken
Ken, in response to your grammar questions:
ReplyDeleteI want to go to Hawaii. (I am hoping that I get to go to Hawaii someday) – Both are grammatically correct. This is expressing your wish/hope for a trip.
I want you to go to Hawaii. (I am hoping that you go to Hawaii) – Again, your grammar is fine. The ‘I’ is the subject in both cases. You are just hoping someone else goes, and not you in the second two examples.
Subject are different
Other case
I asked him to wait until I came back. (No preposition + Infinitive) – verb (asked) + object pronoun (him) + infinitive
It is difficult for me to learn French. (for + Infinitive) – adjective (difficult) + (for) + personal pronoun (me) + infinitive
It is kind of you to help me. (of + Infinitive) – again adjective (kind) + (of) + personal pronoun (you) + infinitive
I make you go shopping at the supermarket. (No preposition + No Infinitive) – with the verb (make) and personal pronoun (you), we don’t use an infinitive, just a base verb (go)
I hope this helps. I can explain more in class. You may also want to look at this website http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/pronouns/types-of-pronouns.html for more information on how we use pronouns.
Stuart