Infinitives Verbs

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ I

THE INFINITIVE ............................................................................................... 1

1. DEFINING AN INFINITIVE VERB............................................................................1

2. “TO” IS NOT A PREPOSITION..............................................................................1

3. INFINITIVE VERB VS. BASE VERB.........................................................................1

4. USING AN INFINITIVE VERB................................................................................2

4.1 AS THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE:...........................................................................................2

4.2 AS AN ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB PHRASE THAT EXPRESSES PURPOSE OR INTENT...................................3

4.3. AS A DIRECT OBJECT OR AFTER AN INDIRECT OBJECT:.................................................................44.4 TO EXPRESS PURPOSE ( TO ANSWER "WHY...?"):........................................................................4

4. AFTER VERBS THAT EXPRESS THIN!IN AND FEE#IN:.................................................................4

4.$ AFTER VERBS OF SAYIN:......................................................................................................

4.% AS A POST&ODIFIER AFTER ABSTRACT NOUNS:...........................................................................4.' THE USE OF INFINITES WITH TOO AND ENOUH..........................................................................

5 RECOGNIZE AN INFINITIVE EVEN WHEN IT IS MISSING THE TO.........................................6

.1 AN INFINITIVE WI## #OSE ITS TO WHEN IT FO##OWS CERTAIN VERBS...............................................$6. TO SPLIT OR NOT TO SPLIT...............................................................................!

!. BOTH GERUND AND INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE OF MEANING........................................!

CONCLUSION .................................................................................................. II

BIBLIOGRAPH" .............................................................................................. III

NE#ES ........................................................................................................... IV


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INTRODUCTION

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EXERCISES:

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1. To complain is totally useless.

2. I need a desk to study better.

3. We all started to run after the thief.

4. Mike was ready to begin his career.

. The e!plorers didn"t find a ri#er to cross.

$. My main ob%ecti#e is to finish this homework.

&. Mary and 'oan helped to clean the room.

(. They insisted to lea#e early.

). To ad#ance is #ery difficult.

1*. The children ran to help with the party.

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