USES OF INFINITIVES

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 The to-infinitive is used
 Examples
 1. as subject.
 To find fault is easy.
 2. as object.
 He refused to pay the bill.
 3. after a noun.
 There is a lot of work to do/to be done today.
 4. after an adjective.
 She was happy to win the prize.
 5. after a question word.
 I don’t know what to do.
 6. after the verb to be.
 She is to see her class teacher after school.
 7. after certain verbs.
 He wants to become a lawyer.
 8. after too/enough constructions.
 He has got enough money to live on.
 9. with only to express disappointment.
 She came in only to find her boyfriend had left.
10. in expressions: to begin with/be honest
 To tell the truth, I don’t like him.

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 2, 2018 at 9:08 PM

    I really think that learning the infinitives is basic to 'being able to correctly understand the English idiom and practice is the only way.

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