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Adjective + TO-infinitive

There are various structures with adjectives and the to-infinitive:

IT + linking verb + adjective + TO-infinitive

It was difficult to answer the question.
It would seem awkward to call her again.

DO, DOES, DID + bare infinitive

The auxiliary verbs do, does and did are followed by the bare infinitive to form negative and interrogative sentences in the past simple and present simple tenses:

GET + object + TO-infinitive

This structure means "persuade someone to do something". It is similar in meaning to have + object + bare infinitive but is more informal:

Finally, we got a mechanic to repair the elevator.
I couldn't get her to understand the problem.

HAVE + object + bare infinitive

This structure has a meaning similar to "make someone do something":

I'll have her copy the document right away. (I'll ask/tell her to copy the document right away.)
The teacher had me stay after class to discuss my essay.
(The teacher made me stay after class to discuss my essay.)

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