1.Vic’s dad set the clock ahead. This was to prevent Vic from being late. Vic’s dad set the clock ahead to prevent Vic from being late. Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase:

2. Johnny’s ambition was typical of a child. It was to become a firefighter. Johnny’s ambition to become a firefighter was typical of a child. Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase. After changing the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase, insert it in the sentence next to the noun it modifies.

3. We changed the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase by changing the verb showed to the infinitive to show. Jerry pounded the table once again. This showed that he was his own boss. Jerry pounded the table once again to show that he was his own boss.

4. We boiled our drinking water. This killed all the bacteria. We boiled our drinking water to kill all the bacteria. Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase.

5. Always keep receipts. They will prove that you have paid your bills. Always keep receipts to prove that you have paid your bills. Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase.

to nag 6. Here we have replace the words Don’t nag with the infinitive to nag. Don’t nag a child to practice. It does no good. To nag a child to practice does no good.

7. Don’t start eating before your host. It is bad manners. To eat before your host is bad manners. Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase.

a. To change one’s mind is no crime. b. It is no crime to change one’s mind. A sentence with an infinitive phrase as subject may sound stiff and formal. We can move the phrase to the end of the sentence, putting an introductory It in its place. b 8. Which sentence sounds more informal? (a, b )

9. To beat a dead horse does no good. It does no good to beat a dead horse. Rewrite this sentence, moving the infinitive phrase to the end of the sentence and putting an introductory It in its place.

10. I have a job, and I must finish it before dinner. I have a job to finish before dinner. In this and the following frames, eliminate the and by changing the italicized statement to an infinitive phrase:

11. We sent out cards, and these reminded members of the meeting. We sent out cards to remind members of the meeting. In this and the following frames, eliminate the and by changing the italicized statement to an infinitive phrase:

12. The city issued a request, and it was to refrain from wasting water. The city issued a request to refrain from wasting water. In this and the following frames, eliminate the and by changing the italicized statement to an infinitive phrase:

13. We are planning a pageant, and it will dramatize the history of our town. We are planning a pageant to dramatize the history of our town. In this and the following frames, eliminate the and by changing the italicized statement to an infinitive phrase:

You are done!!!