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INFINITIVE is a verbal that acts as a noun, an adjective or an adverb.

FORMS
1. SIMPLE ACTIVE 2. SIMPLE PASSIVE
To + base form of the verb To be + Verb in past participle
To give, to bring, to grab, to dream to be given, to be brought, to be grabbed, to be dreamt
3. PERFECT ACTIVE 4. PERFECT PASSIVE
To have + Verb in past participle To have been + Verb in past participle
To have given, to have brought to have been given, to have been brought
To have grabbed, to have dreamt to have been grabbed, to have been dreamt
EXERCISE 1.
VERB SIMPE ACTIVE SIMPLE PASSIVE PERFECT ACTIVE PERFECT PASSIVE
1 blow
2 cast
3 fling
4 grind
5 hold
6 lose
7 overthrow
8 swell
9 weep
10 shut
INFINITIVE PHRASE is the infinitive with all its objects and modifiers.
To learn math is my goal.
To learn is the infinitive. To learn math is the infinitive phrase. Math is the object of the infinitive to learn.
Her will to live made her survive the difficult operation. Her will to live is the infinitive phrase acting as the
subject of the verb made.
EXERCISE 2. Underline the infinitive in each sentence. Write NONE before the number if there is no infinitive.
_______1. Move along folks, there’s nothing to see here.
_______2. I did not expect to succeed with so little effort.
_______3. Will you please pass the salt to me?
_______4. If I want permission for something, my mother is the one to ask.
_______5. The shoes to have this season are Sketchers.
_______6. We plan to go to the concert on Saturday night.
_______7. We made cookies and gave them to the kids.
_______8. The apartment to rent is the one overlooking the bay.
_______9. Our hope for this event is to raise three thousand dollars.
_______10. The car my father gave to me was a red compact.
FUNCTIONS OF INFINITIVE
1. To eat is fun. (subject)
2. I like to eat. (direct object)
3. A fun thing is to eat. (subjective complement)
4. My hope, to travel, never happened. (appositive)
5. I want nothing but to save. (object of preposition)
EXERCISE 2. Underline the infinitive/infinitive phrase and identify whether is the subject, direct object,
subjective complement, appositive or object of the preposition. Write S, DO, SC, A or OP.
1. To travel all across Italy is Lucretia's New Year resolution. _____
2. There is no other way but to accept the truth. _____
3. A good habit to have is to go for a walk in the evening. _____
4. Katherine wants to maintain a healthy lifestyle. _____
5. To skate was his only desire. _____
6. I hope to enjoy retirement. _____
7. The team's desire is to win. _____
8. Most people want to marry. _____
9. Their terrible goal, to kill, failed. _____
10. I was about to go when he arrived. _____