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Infinitives

Infinitives. What is an infinitive?. An infinitive is a verb form that can be used as noun , adjective , or adverb . Most infinitives begin with to . Infinitives Used as Nouns :. To succeed is my goal. (subject) My ambition is to teach Spanish. (predicate nominative)

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Infinitives

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  1. Infinitives

  2. What is an infinitive? • An infinitive is a verb form that can be used as noun, adjective, or adverb. • Most infinitives begin with to.

  3. Infinitives Used as Nouns: To succeed is my goal. (subject) My ambition is to teach Spanish. (predicate nominative) She tried to win. (direct object)

  4. Infinitives Used as Adjectives: The place to meet tomorrow is the library. (describes place) She is the one to call. (describes one)

  5. Infinitives Used as Adverbs: Tamara claims she was born to surf. (modifies the verb was born) This math problem will be hard to solve without a calculator. (modifies the adjective hard)

  6. Infinitive Phrases • An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive together with its modifiers and complements. The entire phrase may be used as a noun, adjective, or an adverb.

  7. Examples of Infinitive Phrases • To be a good gymnast takes hard work. (noun) • The first person to fly over both the North Pole and the South Pole was Richard Byrd. (adjective describing person) • Are you ready to go the gym now? (adverb describing ready)

  8. Practice • Complete the following practice on infinitives and infinitive phrases, located on the back of your note sheet. USE YOUR NOTES!

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