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Infinitives
Infinitives
expresses an action or a
state of being.
• Subject
•Direct object
•Subjective Complement
• Object of a preposition
•Appositive
Infinitives as the
Subject
Infinitive as the Subject
Subject Verb
• My greatest ambition
is to climb Mt. Everest.
Infinitive as Subject
Complement
Subject
1.My favorite hobby
is to sing.
Linking Subject
Verb
Complement
Infinitive as Subject
Complement
Subject
2. My least favorite chore
is to clean the bathroom.
LV Subject
Complement
Infinitive as Subject
Complement
Subject
3. My goal is to write.
LV
Subject
Complement
• Lucy’s favorite activity is
to solve math problems.
• Rina’s pastime is to swim.
• Her desires are
to help poor people and to serve
the country.
• My plan is to travel.
Infinitive as Object of
Preposition
("Except" and “but" are really about the only
prepositions with which you can have an
infinitive phrase as an object of a
preposition.)
Infinitive as Object of Preposition
Verb
I want nothing but
to save. preposition
Infinitive
Infinitive as Object of Preposition
Verb
Pedrito had no choice
except to run away.
preposition Infinitive
Infinitive as Object of Preposition
preposition
Verb
He had no choice but
to obey.
Infinitive
Appositive
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that
renames another noun right beside it.
Infinitive as an
Appositive Infinitive
Infinitive
• My hope, to travel,
never happened.
Infinitive as an Appositive
Infinitive
Subject
Direct object
Subjective Complement
Object of a preposition
Appositive
Infinitive as the Subject To fly an airplane is a
dream of mine.