Infinitive phrase

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Infinitive &
Infinitive Phrase

Infinitive..?
Aninfinitiveisaverbformthattypically
beginswiththewordto.
AninfinitiveisTo+V1st(tospeak).It
functionsasanoun,adjective,oradverb.
Nodoubtitisformedoutofaverb,butit
doesnotactasaverbinasentence,but
itfunctionsasanoun,adjective,or
adverb.

Infinitive Tospeak
Towalk
Tolaugh
Hewantstoyell. Towrite
Todrink
Infinitive

BareInfinitive..?
When“TO”isnotusedbeforetheverbis
calledabareorzeroinfinitive.
Verbs:
come,give,notice,like,see,hear,feel,make,let,
dare,watch,help,let,finishetc.
ModalAuxiliaryVerbs:
should,must,can,could,may,might,will,shall,
wouldetc.

BareInfinitive
Ididn’tseeyoucomein.
Infinitive
Canyouhelpmefinishmyhomework?
Infinitive

InfinitiveasaNoun
Totravelismydream. (AsaSubjectofaVerb)
Tobegisadisgracefulact.
Iliketorun. (AsanObjectofaVerb)
Shewantedtospeak.
Myaimoflifeistoserve.(AsaComplementofaVerb)

InfinitiveasanAdjective
Ihavesomejeanstowash.
Mybrothergavemeacaketoeat.
Myuncleboughtmeacycletoride.
Thekindofflowerstoplantare
perennials.

InfinitiveasanAdverb
Iturnedmyfacetoavoid.
Mr.Smithcametoteach.
Wemustcarefullyobservetounderstand
Ican’twaittosee.

InfinitivePhrase..?
Aninfinitivephraseincludesthe
infinitive,plusanymodifiersand
complements.Infinitivesandinfinitive
phrasescanfunctionasnouns,
adjectives,oradverbsinasentence.
Asnouns,infinitivesandinfinitive
phrasescanacteitherassubjects,
directobjects,or predicate
nominatives.

InfinitivePhrase
Hewantstoyellloudly.(InfinitivePhrase)
Infinitive Modifier(adverb)

InfinitiveasaNounPhrase
Tofacebadexperiencesisachallenging
thinginthelife.
Toparticipateintheeventisamotivational
activity.
(NounPhraseasaSubjectofaVerb)
IliketospeakEnglish.
Iwanttobecomeadoctor.
(NounPhraseasanObjectofaVerb)

InfinitiveasanAdjectivePhrase
Theonlywaytofindthetreasurechestis
tomeetwiththefairyprincess.
ThepersontomeettomorrowisSmith.
ItisthetimetoleanEnglish.

InfinitiveasanAdverbPhrase
Iamworkinghardtomakemyparents
happy.
Heiscomingintheeveningtomeetme.
Sheisplantingavegetablegardentoeat
organicfoodsrightfromherownbackyard.

Infinitiveisobtainedbyadding
thesuffix‘TO’infrontofthe
verborusingtheverbinplain
form.

Infinitive &
Infinitive Phrase

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