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The early part of the Declaration of Independence of the United States contains one: "... these truths to be self-evident".
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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.
How can an infinitive be used as a noun substitute?
An infinitive can be used as a noun substitute when it functions as the subject, object, or complement of a sentence. For example: "To swim is my favorite hobby" (subject), "I like to swim" (object), "Her goal is to win the race" (complement).
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.
Which verb is usually followed by gerund phrase rather than an infinitive phrase?
Enjoy is a verb that is usually followed by a gerund phrase rather than an infinitive phrase. For example, "I enjoy swimming" uses a gerund phrase while "I enjoy to swim" is incorrect.
What is the infinitive phrase for they stood to watch the soccer game?
The infinitive phrase here is "to watch".
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).
Is it ok to Phrase a sentence ' I can able to.'?
No. One or the other is correct. We use can plus the infinitive without to: I can do that. But we use ablewith the copula verb ( to be, for example) and the infinitive with to. I am able to do that.
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.
An example of a participial phrase that begins with to?
if a phrase begins with "to" then it is an infinitive. an infinitive is a verbal. they may be used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. an infinitive is formed by adding "to". an infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive, its modifiers, and its complements. let me give you an example or two... 'My son is doing exercises to strengthen his ankle.' the infinitive phrase is" TO strengthen his ankle. it's an adjective modifying exercises because if you take out the infinitive phrase, the sentence still makes sense. it is giving you additional information about the exercise...ill give u one more example. "to begin the journey is often the hardest step." the phrase is to begin the journey. its a noun- subject. remember- nouns don't modify anything...not even "step" i really hoped i helped---im only 14 years old....but u can trust me. I'm pretty good at this. wait until you learn gerunds! good luck :)
