to wash在此是反射不定式

有一读者问这样一句话:

(1)She asked me if I had any clothes to wash.

这里为什么用主动不定式to wash?

这里之所以用主动不定式是因为to wash与其前的clothes在逻辑上是动宾关系。这种用作定语的不定式都是及物动词,而及物动词的宾语却置于它的前面,所以语法上将它唤作反射不定式。反射不定式皆属主动式,否则其前的宾语就无法解释了。再如:

(2)There is nothing to fear.

(3)I have my children to consider.

(4)It isn't a thing to talk about — it is a thing to feel.