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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Grammer
What part of speech is the 'TO BUY'
in the sentence:
There are many books to buy.
IS IT A VERB??
in the sentence:
There are many books to buy.
IS IT A VERB??
Top answer
IS IT A VERB?? Hello. It's an infinitive functioning as an adjective.
- IS IT A VERB??
- Hello.
- It's an infinitive functioning as an adjective.
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AnonymousWhat part of speech is the 'TO BUY'in the sentence:There are many books to buy.IS IT A VERB??Hello.
It's an infinitive functioning as an adjective.
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There are many books to buy.
It is a modifier of "books."
Modifiers (such as the regular adjectives) usually come before a noun in English grammar. This is a postmodifier, positioned after the word it modifies..
See the full details here: (It also describes other functions of the infinitive)
It is a modifier of "books."
Modifiers (such as the regular adjectives) usually come before a noun in English grammar. This is a postmodifier, positioned after the word it modifies..
See the full details here: (It also describes other functions of the infinitive)
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AnonymousWhat part of speech is 'to buy'? Is it a verb?Yes. More specifically, it’s an infinitival verb.
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