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What is the function of an infinitive phrase in a sentence?
noun, adjective, and adverb
How is the infinitive phrase The board met to consider the proposal?
AdVerb
What is the infinitive phrase in the sentence Freddie would like to help you?
To help you
Can an infinitive verb be the predicate of a sentence?
It is certainly unusual for an infinitive verb to be used as the predicate of a sentence, but in English all sorts of improbable constructions do come up. There is a line in Shakespeare that comes to mind: "To sleep, perchance to dream." As a grammarian I might try to expand the sentence by putting in the parts that are only implied: I am going to sleep and perchance I am also going to dream. In the expanded version, the predicate is going, which is not an infinitive. Even so, as originally written the line consists pretty much only of infinitive verbs.
How do you convert a present tense to a future tense sentence?
Replace the present tense form of the verb by the verb phrase "will [or shall] + [infinitive form of the verb]".
What type of phrase is to be?
An infinitive phrase. An infinitive phrase is a noun phrase with an infinitive as its head. Unlike the other noun phrases, however, an infinitive phrase can also function as an adjective or an adverb.
Why is to run an infinitive?
"To run" is an infinitive because it is the base form of the verb without any tense or subject attached to it. Infinitives are commonly used after certain verbs or as subjects, complements, or objects in a sentence.
What is the infinitive phrase for they stood to watch the soccer game?
The infinitive phrase here is "to watch".
How can you tell the difference between an infinitive phrase and a prepositional phrase?
An infinitive phrase will start with the base form of a verb (e.g., to eat, to run) and function as a noun, adjective, or adverb. A prepositional phrase will begin with a preposition (e.g., in, on, at) followed by a noun or pronoun, and it functions as an adjective or adverb to describe a noun or verb.
What is the phrase Dianne ran away to join the circus?
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
What infinitive phrase is in Dianne ran away to join the circus?
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
What infinitive phrase is Dianne ran away to join the circus?
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence. Dianne ran away to join the circus.?
The infinitive phrase is "to join the circus" (an adverbial phrase).
What is a infinity phrase?
An infinitive phrase will begin with an infinitive [to + simple form of the verb]. It will include objects and/or modifiers.
What kind of phrase is to him?
Infinitive
What is the infinitive phrase in the sentence you are happy to finish your test?
"to finish your test" is the infinitive phrase.
You met at the park to run. What role does the infinitive phrase play in this sentence?
The infinitive phrase plays the role of an adverb in this sentence. It tells why you met at the park. In the sentence "You met at the park to run", "to run" is the infinitive phrase.
