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english test 4-14
eniglish infinitives
Question | Answer |
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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. |