see, hear等动词为何可后接带to的不定式?

有一读者问: see, hear等动词后应接“宾语+不带to的不定式”,但有时为何却可后接带to的不定式?

see, hear等动词后接带to不定式的情况一般有两种。一种见于被动结构,如:

(1)He was seen to go upstairs.

(2)Somebody was heard to cry.

(3)She was made to go.

另一种情况比较特殊,只出现在较文气的英语里,如:

(4)I saw her corral lips to move.

(5)Money makes the mare to go. (谚语)

(6)She felt her feet to be stone-cold on the floor. (有的语法家认为这种表状态的to be用得较多)