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Infinitive With and Without To Gustavo Espinoza

This document discusses infinitives in English grammar. It defines an infinitive as the form of a verb followed by "to", such as "to go". Infinitives can be used as nouns, adjectives, or direct objects. The document also discusses bare infinitives without "to", which occur after modal and auxiliary verbs. It distinguishes between infinitive phrases, which include other words, and the infinitive form of the verb. Various uses of infinitives are illustrated with examples.

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Infinitive With and Without To Gustavo Espinoza

This document discusses infinitives in English grammar. It defines an infinitive as the form of a verb followed by "to", such as "to go". Infinitives can be used as nouns, adjectives, or direct objects. The document also discusses bare infinitives without "to", which occur after modal and auxiliary verbs. It distinguishes between infinitive phrases, which include other words, and the infinitive form of the verb. Various uses of infinitives are illustrated with examples.

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Infinitive with and without To.

By: Jos Gustavo Espinoza.

English Grammar II.


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Infinitive.
What is an Infinitive Form? How the infinitive works in every sentence?

What is a Bare Infinitive?


How we can identify an infinitive without to? What is the difference between infinitive phrase and infinitive form?
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What is an infinitive verb?


An infinitive is the form of the verb that followed to. To + verb.

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How the infinitive works in every sentence?


We can use the infinitive phrase (to + infinitive). As a noun. Predicative.

Direct Object.
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Infinitive with to occur in four grammatical situation:


a) After certain verbs. An infinitive is = to + the base form of the verb

Examples: to go, to have, to work, etc. You have to go.

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b) To show purpose.
To answer. why? He bought some flower to give to his wife.

She wants to buy a car.

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c) After Object.
After some verb we use the object, followed by infinitive. She asked me to give her some advice.

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d) After certain adjectives.

It was impossible to go back. It is difficult to understand him

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What is a Bare Infinitive?


There are four types of verb structure in English: 1) Finite verb (subject plus verb). 2) infinitive verb with to. 3) infinitive verb without to. 4) VERB (ing) as a present participle.
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How we can Identify an infinitive without to?


Infinitives used without the marker to are called bare infinitive. Uses of the bare infinitives: After Modals. After Auxiliary verb. After certain verb that can be followed by the bare infinitive. (made and let.
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What is the difference between infinitive phrase and infinitive form?


An infinitive phrase is a group of words that includes an infinitive and any other words to complete its meaning.

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The infinitive form of a verb is usually preceded by "to" ( to run, to dance, to think). An infinitive phrase is this form of the verb plus any complements.

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To fly a plane was her goal. To fly is the infinitive (to + verb) To fly a plane is the infinitive phrase.

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Verb Lists: Infinitives.


agree decide have remember

aim

need

hurry

offer

appear

happen

leave

propose

ask

expect

mean

say

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Verbs followed by a Gerund.


enjoy deny love

miss

complete

admit

practice

like

Cant help

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Verbs followed by a Gerund or Infinitive.


begin like try

dislike

love

hate

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Master, P. (2004). English Grammar and Technical Writing. United State: Office of English Language Programs .

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Pearson. (28 de March de 2010). Pearson. Recuperado el 04 de April de 2012, de Pearson: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_penguinhb_2/30/7853/2010580.cw/inde x.html#either Schools, H. C. (24 de Octuber de 2008). Slideshare. Recuperado el 19 de march de 2012, de Slideshare.net: http://www.slideshare.net/diana.koscik/infinitivespowerpoint. Services, V. E. (2008, Octuber 13). Education Services. Retrieved March 24, 2012, from Education Services: http://www.vitaeducation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2010/05/Infinitives-and-Gerunds-Handout.pdf

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