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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Infinitive
someone in my class quite often asks what the infinitive is of a particular word. What do they mean?
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I would assume that the person is asking for the base form of a particular verb. For example, the infinitive form of the word "went" is "go".
- I would assume that the person is asking for the base form of a particular verb.
- For example, the infinitive form of the word "went" is "go".
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I would assume that the person is asking for the base form of a particular verb. For example, the infinitive form of the word "went" is "go".
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They've probably read the verb in some other form and they want to look it up in the dictionary. The infinitive is the form in the dictionary.
For example, if you come across the verb form "written" and you want to look the verb up in the dictionary, you need to know that the infinitive form of "written" is "write". "written" is not necessarily listed in the dictionary, but "write" is.
For example, if you come across the verb form "written" and you want to look the verb up in the dictionary, you need to know that the infinitive form of "written" is "write". "written" is not necessarily listed in the dictionary, but "write" is.
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