Adjectives followed by the infinitive

The following adjectives are always followed by the infinitive form of the verb and never by the gerund.

Anxious      eager      pleased        usual       boring      easy      prepared       common     Dangerous    good      ready      difficult     hard     strange     able

Able means the same as capable in many instance, but the grammar is very difficult. While able is followed by the infinitive, capable is followed by of + (verb + ing )

• These students are not yet able to handle such difficult problems.
• These students are not yet capable of handling such difficult problems.

Examples of adjectives followed by infinitives:

• Mohammad is eager to see his family.
• It is dangerous to drive in this weather.
• We are ready to leave now.
• It is difficult to pass this test.
• It is uncommon to find such good crops in this section of the country.

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