Infinitives are a form of the verb that comes after the word to and acts as a noun, adjective, or ad

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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
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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.

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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.

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Infinitive Phrase as Complement

• Jeans 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
  wasnt. (O.C.)

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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.

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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)

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Verb Infinitives
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Bracket Infinitive Phrases

• Our new supervisor asked each person
• to bring a 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.

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O.C.
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Bracketing Infinitive Phrases Exercise
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• To finish her chemistry assignment is Michelles
  only goal tonight.
• Linda hopes to win the approval of her mother.
• The best way to learn English is practice.
• Kevin has been working out to keep fit.

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ADJ
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ADV
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Bracketing Infinitive Phrases Exercise
ADJ
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• Her plan to travel around the world will come
  true next year.
• She wanted to give up dancing.
• To watch Uncle Billy tell this story is an
  eye-opening experience.

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Bracketing Infinitive Phrases Exercise
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S.C.
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• To know her is to love her.
• Juan went to college to study medicine.

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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.

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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.
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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
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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
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Application 2-3

• Place parentheses around the infinitive phrases
  in the following sentences.
• Everyone expected to receive the shipment before
  Friday.
• I asked them to write legibly.

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(O)
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(O.C.)
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Application 2-3 (Contd)
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• We tried to stop the car in time to 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 oclock.

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More to Learn
Infinitive Phrases Writing Assignment
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Thank You