Those with mild symptoms require only to be monitored.
Can you explain this sentence? Why is "to be" used here?
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This sentence isn't quite right in my grammar. It ought to be "Those with mild symptoms only require monitoring."
I would only put an infinitive after require if there's also an object.
*Bringing up children often requires to put their needs first.
The word you is missing there.
The object can be missing if the sentence is passive, as often occurs:
You are required to do your homework.
is ok.
But your sentence is not passive.
However, I see examples on the internet of require+infinite:
one does not require to be a specialist — Elizabeth Bowen
In conclusion...
Could you elaborate it ?
Dear Mr.Lagrange
In what situations we use infinitive like "to be"?
Hi Grammar man,
Some verbs are followed by an infinitive ("I want to sleep"). Some by a gerund ("I dislike running."). Some by either one ("I try to do my best.", "Have you tried turning it off and on again?") Finally, some follow the pattern verb + object + infinitive. This is the case of require. (See here if you don't believe me.)
Does that make sense?
Best wishes,
Ben
Dear Ben
Thanks for your quick reply.🙏🙏🙏 But I only want to know "to+be" situations sentences.
I like to run (I know this)
They want to go (I know this)
But when it comes to "to be" alone in sentences ( not in passive forms) I am puzzled to understand this.
So please explain that in what situations "to be" used apart from passive voices. Please understand to the core of my problem. Please explain this in detail. Only "to be" infinitive. 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Please explain this in detail with more examples.
Ex. "You have created some of the fascinating women on the screen this year. You humanized such a fascinating women. You revealed them to be layered and complex and its really interesting."
What is meaning "to be" here and why did it use here.
Dear Sir, these sort of doubts are getting mad me to understand. 🙏🙏🙏please help me.
Ex: It defines it to be a more ancient American influence. (Talking about her restaurant about how did she end up being started a restaurant)
I understand your question now. to be is used because it is passive. "I am monitored" means somebody is monitoring me. "They require to be monitored" means they require that somebody monitor them. It is in the infinitive form because after the verb require, we use the infinitive. Is that clear?
Ex. "You have created some of the fascinating women on the screen this year. You humanized such a fascinating women. You revealed them to be layered and complex and its really interesting."
Ex: It defines it to be a more ancient American influence. (Talking about her restaurant about how did she end up being started a restaurant)
Can you check why did "to be" use here? But your examples seemed to be easy to understand but "to be" in some sentences, for me, it is hard nut to crack like the above examples I mentioned. Can you write down such examples and explain. I don't want "to be" in passive voices because its clear for me.
"I looked too old to be 90".
In the above sentence
Subject = I
looked = Verb
too old = object
to be = infinitive
90 = adjective
Is it correct?
I will just say that these constructions can all take infinitives of other verbs: "She was revealed to have had a sex change operation." "A prime number is defined to have no divisors other than 1 and itself." "You are too young to get plastic surgery." Nothing special about be here. Beyond that, I don't know.