Infinitives
NAME IT!
Choose the appropriate infinitive into the
sentence to complete them.
Name It!
Choose the appropriate infinitive into the sentence
to complete them. (buy, play, drive, sell, study)
1. I would like ______ tennis tomorrow.
2. She wants ________ Spanish next
year.
3. They decided _________ their house.
4. I learned ________ when I was 17.
5. You need ________ a ticket to go
inside.
Name It!
Choose the appropriate infinitive into the sentence
to complete them. (buy, play, drive, sell, study)
1. I would like to play tennis tomorrow.
2. She wants to study Spanish next
year.
3. They decided to sell their house.
4. I learned to drive when I was 17.
5. You need to buy a ticket to go inside.
a r n i n g 1. Identify infinitives in a
Le m e s :
o u t c o sentence.
2. Determine the functions
of an infinitive in a
sentence.
3. Use infinitives in a five-
sentence paragraph.
Infinitives
INFINITIVES
are a special form of verbs that can be
used as a noun, adjective, or adverb. They
are usually made by adding the word to
before the base verb, and they can be
useful when discussing actions without
actually doing the action, such as “I want
to go home,” or “To err is human.”
INFINITIVES
Infinitives can take on many grammatical
forms. But they do not function as verbs.
They act as nouns, adjective, or an adverb.
Formed by taking the word “to” and adding
it to the base form of a verb.
INFINITIVES
For example:
1. To walk
2. To be
It can be expressed as an
‘action’ or as a ‘state of being’
INFINITIVES
For example:
1. David wanted to be the lead singer of
the band. (Expressing a state of being)
2. He decided to leave early because he
had to wake up early the next day.
(expressing an action)
3. She came to dance.
4. You go to the cinema to watch movies.
Functions
of
Infinitives
INFINITIVE NOUNS
For example:
1. I love to eat.(I is the subject, and love is
the verb)
“To find the direct object of the sentence,
We have to identify first the subject of the
sentence, and then ask the statement who or
what.”
INFINITIVE NOUNS
For example:
2. To help others is so important. (To help is
the subject of the sentence. The verb is ‘is’)
INFINITIVE NOUNS
This is the case when the infinitive is used as the
direct object or the subject of the sentence.
INFINITIVE NOUNS
More examples:
To dream requires incredible courage.
He wanted to cry
INFINITIVES AS AN ADJECTIVE
For example:
For example:
1. Yuka wants a pizza to eat. (Yuka is the
subject, the verb is wants, and the direct
object is pizza.)
The infinitive ‘To eat’ describes or gives more
information to the word ‘pizza’
INFINITIVES AS AN ADJECTIVE
For example:
2. That was a record to beat. (Record is the
direct object, That is the subject, was is the
verb.)
3. My main goal is to teach proper English.
(My is the subject, main goal is the direct
object, and to teach is the infinitives.)
INFINITIVE AS AN ADJECTIVE
Infinitive functions as an adjective because it tells
us more information/modifies/describes the nouns
in the sentence.
INFINITIVE AS AN ADJECTIVE
More examples:
The best person to consult is your counselor.
The teacher assigned several exercises to complete
INFINITIVES AS ADVERBS
For example:
For example:
1. She raised her hand to ask a question. (to
ask is the infinitive, raised is the verb) It
gives more information about the verb.
2. Ready to go, we loaded the car. (to go is
the infinitives, ready is the adjective)
INFINITIVE AS AN ADVERB
Infinitives can also be adverbial, modifying any
verb in a sentence. These infinitives tell the reader
why the action is necessary. Note that the
infinitive can either precede or follow the main
clause of a sentence: it is movable.
INFINITIVE AS AN ADVERB
More examples:
To do well in college, one must study diligently.
We tell stories to teach lessons.
INFINITIVES PHRASES
For example:
1. I want to bury the treasure quickly.
(infinitive is to bury, the treasurer is the
complement, quickly is the modifiers)
2. To climb a rope without using your legs
is hard.
INFINITIVE PHRASES
Consist of the infinitive along with its complements
or modifiers.
INFINITIVE PHRASES
More examples:
San José State University teaches students to
think critically.
The scientists promised to build jetpacks before
the end of the century.
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PLEASE READ THE TEXT
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ROW 1 WILL IDENTIFY THE
INFINITIVES IN 2 MINUTES
ROW 2 WILL IDENTIFY THE FUNCTION
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1. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF AN INFINITIVE IN A
SENTENCE?
2. AS A STUDENT IN THE ENGLISH CLASS,
HOW WILL IT BE IMPORTANT TO YOU?
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF AN
INFINITIVE?
WHAT IS THE WORD ADDED TO A VERB TO CALL
IT AN INFINITIVE?
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR FUNCTIONS OF AN
INFINITIVE?
Please bring out a 1/2 crosswise
IZ
SIMPLE QU
QUIZ (10 ITEMS)
English 9
Instructions: Complete the following sentences using
the infinitive as the object in a 1/2 crosswise paper.
1. Elsa wants ___________
2. She loves ___________
3. Everybody likes ___________
4. The teacher reminds us ________ our
homework
5. The priest requests the townspeople _____
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SIMPLE QU
QUESTIONS
English 9
6. He wanted _________
7. She learned ________ the piano at six.
8. We decided ________ pasta with
tomato sauce for dinner.
9. I wanted ____________ back
everything that I said.
The orator implored us ________.
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SIMPLE QU
ASSIGNMENT
English 9
In a 1/2 crosswise, create a five-sentence
paragraph using infinitives. The topic should be
about your hobbies. There should be at least 5
infinitives in your paragraph
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