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Portia and Nerissa planned to follow their husbands.

Portia and Nerissa planned to follow their husbands. Infinitives. An infinitive is a verb form that usually begins with to and functions as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Noun To leave was a difficult decision. Adjective That is the game to see .

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Portia and Nerissa planned to follow their husbands.

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  1. Portia and Nerissa planned to follow their husbands.

  2. Infinitives • An infinitive is a verb form that usually begins with to and functions as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Noun To leave was a difficult decision. Adjective That is the game to see. Adverb Everyone stood to stretch.

  3. NOUN vs ADJECTIVE vs ADVERB • To fantasize was his only way out of a dreary life. (N-S) • We were reluctant to leave. (ADV) • Worried by my decision, I decided to reconsider. (N-DO) • Seth had only one alternative, to flee. (N-A) • The teacher assigned us too many pages to read. (ADJ) • Our best tactic is to watch. (N-PN) • To build was the architect’s fondest dream. (N-S) • To escape, the cat clawed at the top of the box. (ADV) • Hated by the people, the king was about to step down from his thrown. (N-OP) • They produced one of the first airplanes to fly. (ADJ)

  4. Infinitives • Sometimes, infinitives do not include the word to after the verbs dare, hear, help, let, make, please, see and watch. • He didn’t dare move. • I have never heard her sing.

  5. Infinitive Phrases • An infinitive phrase has an infinitive and its modifiers or complements. • Firefighters have to practice daily. • We packed sandwiches to eat on the bus.

  6. ` adverb Infinitive to + verb adjective noun past participle VERBALS -ing Gerund Participial

  7. Infinitives VS Prepositional phrases • Prepositional Phrases • PREPOSITION + OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION • PREPOSITION + NOUN/PRONOUN • Infinitives • TO + VERB

  8. Identify the Infinitive Phrase and its function in the sentence. • The bus to Ilocos is about to depart in five minutes. (OP) • Andrea bought a new jacket to wear to the concert. (ADJ) • I watched the baseball team play in the finals. (ADJ) • I dared not interrupt the judges. (DO) • The team was glad to win the match. (ADV) • To listen to other people is quite difficult for him. (S) • What mother wants me to do is to clean my room. (PN) • She hopes to achieve her long term goal, to design her own house. (A) • Ryan hurried to buy his friend a present. (ADV) • I like to run in the morning. (DO)

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