Infinitives as adjectives and adverbs

English 9

1. Infinitives as adjectives and adverbs

2. Infinitives as Adjectives Just like a single-word adjective, an infinitive used as an adjective always describes a noun. An adjectival  infinitive always  follows  the noun it describes.

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4. Like gerunds and participles, infinitives may incorporate other words as part of their phrase . EXAMPLE         

5. Infinitives AS ADVERBS Just like a single-word adverb, an infinitive used as an adverb always describes a verb. An adverbial infinitive usually occurs at the beginning or at the end of a sentence and does not need to be near the verb it describes.

6. EXAMPLE:  Adverbial infinitive at sentence beginning Note:  Use a comma after the adverbial infinitive when it starts a sentence.         

7. EXAMPLE:  Adverbial infinitive at sentence end Note:   Do not separate the adverbial infinitive from the rest of the sentence if the infinitive ends the sentence .         

8. HINT:   You can always identify an adverbial infinitive by inserting the test words  in order  in front of infinitive.  If the words   in order  make sense, the infinitive is adverbial.           

9. Time to Practice Dogs and pigs were trained to find truffles. Please write the numbers to win the lottery on this form When is the time to graduate in March, you will feel proud of your accomplishments. Sending her roses is the way to win her heart. The Constitution was written to provide boundaries of Filipinos rights and laws.

10. Claudio left early to meet his brother . Kate's determination to teach well is quite obvious . We walked to the pizza parlor to buy some Italian hero sandwiches . My relatives were the most important people to invite to the ceremony . Sheila was very excited to participate in the contest . Directions: Identify the function of infinitives in the sentence.