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english test 4-14
eniglish infinitives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| infinitive as a noun | can be used as subjects, subject complements, direct objects, objects of the preposition, and appositives |
| subject | starts the sentence, usually |
| direct object | follows an a ction verb |
| subject complement | follows a linking verb |
| object of the prepositon | follows a preposition |
| appositive | in commas |
| infinitive used as a direct object | may be preceded by a noun or pronoun |
| appositive | is a word or a group of words put after a noun or pronoun to rename it or give more information about it |
| infinitives as adjectives | inifinitives can be used as adjectives to describe a noun or pronoun |
| inifinitives as adverbs | infinitives are used as advers when they express the purpose, the cause, or the result of an action. an inifinitive used as an adverb may modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb |
| hidden infinitives | someetimes infinitives appear in sentences without the word to |
| hidden infinitives 1 | often after words of perceptionhear, see, feel, know, behold, etc. |
| hidden infinitives2 | also after the verbs let, make, dare, need and help |
| hidden infinitive3 | the word to is also amitted after prepositions but, except |
| split infinitives | good writers know to avoid these. they occur when an adverb is inserted between to and the verb/inifinitive. to avoid a split infinitive put the adverb where it sounds best. |
Created by:
tara875
on 2010-04-12