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Winndara Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The Syntactic Function of the Infinitive in the Sentence
Can anybody explain it to me, thank you in advance.
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It has several. The bare infinitive (without the "to") is used in forming some of the tenses (finite verbs). It's used as a verbal (non finite verb) much in the same way that the present and past participles are used in forming phrases which serve as objects, etc.
- It has several.
- The bare infinitive (without the "to") is used in forming some of the tenses (finite verbs).
- It's used as a verbal (non finite verb) much in the same way that the present and past participles are used in forming phrases which serve as objects, etc.
- I like sleeping late.
- (present participial phrase as object) I like to sleep late.
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It has several. The bare infinitive (without the "to") is used in forming some of the tenses (finite verbs).
It's used as a verbal (non finite verb) much in the same way that the present and past participles are used in forming phrases which serve as objects, etc.
I like sleeping late. (present participial phrase as object)
I like to sleep late. (infinitive phrase as object)
I
It's used as a verbal (non finite verb) much in the same way that the present and past participles are used in forming phrases which serve as objects, etc.
I like sleeping late. (present participial phrase as object)
I like to sleep late. (infinitive phrase as object)
I
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