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Infinitives)
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An%infinitive%is%a%verb%form%that%can%be%used%as%a%noun,%an%adjective,%or%an%adverb.%%The%word%to%usually%
appears%before%the%infinitive.%%%
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Examples:% It%is%important%to)listen.%
% % He%is%the%one%to)ask.%
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Directions:%%Circle%the%infinitive%in%each%sentence%below.%
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1.%%"To%conquer%Mount%Everest%is%my%goal!"%exclaimed%Erika.%
2.%%In%the%past,%Burton%was%terrified%to%play%the%tuba%on%Tuesdays.%
3.%%"To%succeed%takes%courage,%foresight,%and%luck,"%announced%Nik%to%an%awestruck%Cameron.%
4.%%Stranded%in%the%freezing%snowstorm,%all%Kira%wanted%was%to%survive.%
5.%%Afraid%to%move,%Evan%froze%in%terror%as%the%huge%cobra%slithered%over%his%left%foot.%
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An%infinitive)phrase!is%an%infinitive%with%modifiers%or%a%complement,%all%acting%together%as%a%single%
part%of%speech.%
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Examples:% It%is%important%to)listen)carefully.%
% % It%is%not%polite%to)listen)through)the)keyhole.%
% % I%want%to)hear)the)news.%
% % They%want%to)give)you)a)present.%
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Directions:%%Underline%the%infinitive%phrase%in%each%sentence%below.%
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1.%%Andrew%knows%that%to%drive%up%a%hill%of%butter%is%impossible.%
2.%%Sam%told%J.J.%that%he'd%like%to%travel%to%Timbuktu.%%%
3.%%Courtney%told%Dylan%to%kick%the%football%at%Henry.%
4.%%Liam%built%a%storm%cellar%in%which%to%shelter%during%tornadoes.%
5.%%Mitchell's%dream,%to%fly%an%M‐16,%was%finally%coming%true!%
6.%%Ben%and%Zach%tried%to%follow%orders,%but%they%failed.%
7.%%Karin%and%Franny's%decision,%to%stop%and%get%a%cup%of%coffee,%made%them%late%for%English%class.%
8.%%Erica%was%about%to%jump%into%the%tub%of%Jello%when%her%mother%got%home.%
9.%%After%he%hit%the%squirrel,%Bruce%had%no%choice%except%to%drive%on.%
10.%%Sean's%suggestion,%to%listen%carefully,%was%appreciated.%%%
11.%%Tyler%and%Jonathan%wanted%to%listen%carefully%to%Ms.%Mathews.%
