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particle for. The whole infinitive construction of this type is tradi-
tionally called the "for-to infinitive phrase". Cf.: For that shy-
looking young man to have stated his purpose so boldly — incredi-
ble! 
The prepositional introduction of the inner subject in the English 
infinitive phrase is analogous to the prepositional-casal introduc-
tion of the same in the Russian infinitive phrase (i.e. either with the 
help of the genitive-governing preposition для, or with the help of 
the dative case of the noun). Cf.: Для нас очень важно понять 
природу подобных соответствий. 
With some transitive verbs (of physical perceptions, mental activ-
ity, declaration, compulsion, permission, etc.) the infinitive is used 
in the semi-predicative constructions of the complex object and 
complex subject, the latter being the passive counterparts of the 
former. Cf.: 
We have never heard Charlie play his violin. → Charlie has never 
been heard to plan his violin. The members of the committee ex-
pected him to speak against the suggested resolution. → He was 
expected by the members of the committee to speak against the 
suggested resolution. 
 

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Due to the intersecting character of joining with the governing 
predicative construction, the subject of the infinitive in such com-
plexes, naturally, has no introductory preposition-particle. 
The English infinitive exists in two presentation forms. One of 
them, characteristic of the free uses of the infinitive, is distin-
guished by the pre-positional marker to. This form is called tradi-
tionally the "to-infinitive", or in more recent linguistic works, the 
"marked infinitive". The other form, characteristic of the bound 
uses of the infinitive, does not employ the marker to, thereby pre-
senting the infinitive in the shape of the pure verb stem, which in 
modern interpretation is understood as the zero-suffixed form. This 
form is called traditionally the "bare infinitive", or in more recent 
linguistic works, respectively, the "unmarked infinitive". 
The infinitive marker to is a word-morpheme, i.e. a special formal