AdVerb
noun, adjective, and adverb
To help you
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.
Replace the present tense form of the verb by the verb phrase "will [or shall] + [infinitive form of the verb]".
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.
The infinitive phrase is "to join the circus" (an adverbial phrase).
The infinitive phrase here is "to watch".
Yes, the phrase "to become" is an infinitive phrase. An infinitive phrase consists of the word "to" followed by a verb in its base form, and it functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb in a sentence.
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
"To be" is a two word verb form called an infinitive.
An infinitive phrase will begin with an infinitive [to + simple form of the verb]. It will include objects and/or modifiers.
Infinitive
To correct a dangling infinitive phrase, you should make sure the phrase is properly connected to the noun or pronoun it is meant to modify. You can rephrase the sentence to include the subject that the infinitive phrase is describing, or you can place the subject immediately after the infinitive phrase. This ensures clarity and avoids confusion about what the phrase is modifying.
"to finish your test" is the infinitive phrase.