Verbals grammatical concepts that are formed using verbs but do not function as verbs in sentences infinitives participles gerunds L.8.1.a

Infinitives formed by adding to with the base form of a verb Examples: Josh wants to fly. Josh wants to fly in a hot air balloon. (infinitive phrase – functioning as a noun) This is the best restaurant to eat pizza. (infinitive phrase – functioning as adjective) Chris exercised to improve his health. (infinitive phrase – functioning as adverb) I will script lesson here… L.8.1.a

What do you notice? “I didn’t want to see today’s strained tempers exploding on Leper.” -A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1959) L.8.1.a

What do you notice? “If anyone had been suspicious of me, I might have developed some strength to defend myself.” -A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1959) L.8.1.a

What do you notice? “’I wanted to fire my weapon, to destroy the nightmare around me.” -Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers (1988) L.8.1.a

What do you notice? “To study the effect of chewing, he put a chewed pigeon heart in one tube and an unchewed piece in another tube, then swallowed both.” -Guinea Pig Scientists by Leslie Dendy and Mel Boring L.8.1.a

Your Turn! Use your mentor sentence to create your own sentence with an infinitive phrase following similar patterns and structures. L.8.1.a