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The Infinitive Phrase

The Infinitive Phrase. Infinitives are a form of the verb that comes after the word to and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverbs. EX: I wanted to go to the dentist

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The Infinitive Phrase

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  1. The Infinitive Phrase • Infinitives are a form of the verb that comes after the word to and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverbs. EX: I wanted to go to the dentist • Infinitive phrases take on several functions in a sentence: Nouns (as Subject, Direct Object, Complement), Adjectives or Adverbs He likes to play chess. infinitives prepositional phrase Infinitive phrase Page 10

  2. Infinitive Phrase as Subject • To master a language is time-consuming. • To complete a journey island wide must be exciting. • To see is to believe. • To fly an airplane upside down can be very dangerous.

  3. Infinitive Phrase as Direct Object • Jean tried to get along with new classmates. • I like to do window shopping. • I want to enjoy myself tonight.

  4. Infinitive Phrase as Complement • Jean’s life-long goal is to win a Nobel prize for physics. (S.C.) • I want you to tell the truth. • We expected the speech to be interesting but it wasn’t. (O.C.) (O.C.)

  5. Infinitive Phrase as Adjective • A good play to read is the Skin of Our Teeth. • John willingly pays more money at the best places to eat good steaks. • The man to see about this is the president of the company. • The Alps is the perfect place to yodel on a mountaintop.

  6. Infinitive Phrase as Adverb • To be a professional pianist, Peter will have to practice many more years. • Elvis ran to catch the train. • Mary shouted to vent out her sorrow. • The driver stopped to avoid the collision. • I am happy to see you. (modifying “happy”)

  7. Verb + Infinitives

  8. Bracket Infinitive Phrases • Our new supervisor asked each person to bringa notebook. • To complete the job, we were required to work long hours. • The usher told us to enter quietly. • He reminded us to ask for directions. • To find fault with others is easy. ) ( O.C. ADV ( ) ) ( ADV ( ) O.C. ( ) O.C. ( ) S

  9. Bracketing Infinitive Phrases Exercise S ( ) • To finish her chemistry assignment is Michelle’s only goal tonight. • Linda hopes to win the approval of her mother. • The best way to learn Englishis practice. • Kevin has been working out to keep fit. ( ) DO ) ( ADJ ( ) ADV

  10. Bracketing Infinitive Phrases Exercise ADJ ( ) • Her plan to travel around the worldwill come true next year. • She wanted to give up dancing. • To watch Uncle Billy tell this story is an eye-opening experience. O ( ) S ( )

  11. Bracketing Infinitive Phrases Exercise S.C. S ( ) ( ) • To know her isto love her. • Juan went to college to study medicine. ) ( ADV

  12. Punctuating An Infinitive Phrase • When an infinitive phrase introduces a main clause, separate the two sentence components with a comma. The pattern looks like this: + , + To pass the exam,I have to study harder than before.

  13. Punctuating An Infinitive Phrase • When an infinitive phrase concludes a main clause, you need no punctuation to connect the two sentence parts. The pattern looks like this: Janice and her friends went to the mall ＋ to buy groceries.

  14. Infinitive vs. Prepositional Phrase • Don't confuse infinitives with prepositional phrases that begin with to. Remember that a prepositional phrase always ends with a noun or a pronoun; an infinitive always ends with a verb +(complement e.g. DO., ADJ,ADV, or Noun ) I love to watch cartoons. He went to school. Infinitive phrase Prepositional phrase

  15. Identifying Infinitive or Prep. Phrase • Identify the following phrases as prepositional phrases (PP) or infinitive phrases (IP) • They go to Avenue of Stars to take some photos. • Mom decided to have steamed fish for dinner. • We walked to the park to have a picnic. • Students are not allowed to cheat on the exam. IP PP ( ( ) ) IP ( ) IP PP ( ( ) ) IP ( )

  16. Application 2-3 • Place parentheses around the infinitive phrases in the following sentences. • Everyone expected to receive the shipmentbefore Friday. • I asked themto write legibly. ( ) (O) ) ( (O.C.) Page 10

  17. Application 2-3 (Cont’d) (O) ( ( ) • We tried to stop the car in timeto avoid the accident. • To get to the stage, we had to enter through the side door. • Ms. Baker was instructed to begin the meeting at two o’clock. ) (ADV) ( ) (ADV) ( ) (ADV)

  18. More to Learn Infinitive Phrases Writing Assignment

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