infinitives Flashcards

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It is formed by using the preposition to plus verb in the base or simple form

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infinitive

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It may be used as noun, adjectives or adverbs in the sentence

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Infinitives

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Is a group of words that is made up of an infinitive plus the modifiers

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Infinitive phrase

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These may be nouns or noun phrases that function as subjects, direct objects and subject complements

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Modifiers

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Maybe use as an adjective or an adverb in a sentence

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Infinitive

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describes or gives more info about the subject of a sentence

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subject complement

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infinitive phrases can be used as?

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noun
- subject
- direct object
- subject complement

adjective
adverb

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