EXERCISE ANSWER KEY - CHAPTER 11
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CHAPTER 11 - NONFINITE VERB PHRASES PART I
Exercise 11.1
1. Harry’s dream is to spend the year traveling in Europe.
2. To save enough money for the trip is not easy.
3. He plans to fly to London first.
4. He will use the train under the English Channel to get to Paris.
5. His goal is to see all the art museums in London and Paris.
6. To be in the Alps during the winter would be ideal.
7. He would stay there a few weeks to go skiing.
8. I approve of Harry’s plan to take a train to travel from Florence to Rome.
Exercise 11.2
1. To spend the year traveling in Europe = Nominal infinitive, subject complement
2. To save enough money for the trip = Nominal infinitive, subject of the sentence
3. To fly to London first = Nominal infinitive, direct object
4. To get to Paris = Adverbial infinitive, modifies use
5. To see all the art museums in London and Paris = Nominal infinitive, subject
complement
6. To be in the Alps during the winter = Nominal infinitive, subject of the sentence
7. To go skiing = Adverbial infinitive, modifies stay
8. To take a train = Adjectival infinitive, modifies plan
To travel from Florence to Rome = adverbial infinitive, modifies take
