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TO + VERB = INFINITIVE An infinitive is not a verb so you can’t add -s, -es, -ed, or -ing to the end Expresses action or a state of being SPECIAL VERB + DIRECT OBJECT +INFINITIVE - TO
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It can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb › To run is the only thing a track athlete thinks about. (To run is the subject of the sentence, therefore it functions as a noun) › The teenager charges her cell phone to text. (To text functions as a verb because it modifies phone)
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Examples are: To sneeze, to smash, to cry, to shriek, to jump, to dunk, to read, to eat, to slurp Used to explain things › I exercise to stay healthy
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What is the verbal infinitive? Jenny wants to eat cookies. Bob listened to lectures when he attended Illinois State University. The cats in the alley like to hiss at people. Jeremy does not have a book to read for his plane trip. In tennis, a player must be able to hit the ball.
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