INFINITIVES A crash course WHATS AN INFINITIVE To

INFINITIVES A crash course

WHAT’S AN INFINITIVE? To + bare form of verb Examples: to go to sleep to twerk to conjure to scream to defend to party to bite

HOW DO WE USE INFINITIVES?

INFINITIVES CAN BE USED AS… NOMINALS ADJECTIVALS ADVERBIALS

WHAT IS A NOMINAL? A nominal is a fancy word for NOUN

INFINITIVES AS NOUNS Examples: Edward truly wanted to drain Bella’s blood. My dream is to twerk with Miley Cyrus. Ms. Earwood asked us to take notes. To cast a full bodied patronus is a remarkable feat. Noun Test: STUFF-STITUTION

WHAT’S AN ADJECTIVAL? An adjectival is a fancy word for ADJECTIVE

INFINITIVES AS ADJECTIVALS Examples: Hermione liked Ron’s decision to go to the library. Your ability to understand infinitives is incredible. Adjectival Test: answers WHAT KIND/WHICH ONE

WHAT’S AN ADVERBIAL? An adverbial is a fancy word for ADVERB

INFINITIVES AS ADVERBIALS Examples: Harry shoved a bezoar down Ron’s throat to save his life. The dementors came to suck out Sirius’s soul. To save Middle Earth, Frodo traveled to Mount Doom. Adverbial Test: answers WHY (Adverbs answer: how, when, where, why; however, an infinitive functioning adverbially ALWAYS answers why. )

PRACTICE WITH INFINITIVES

WRITE AN EXCUSE Your friend wants you to edit a paper for her, but you would rather do something else. Using an infinitive, write an excuse to your friend why you cannot edit her paper. Remember: An infinitive is to + bare form of a verb Examples: to refuse to explode to date to faint to deny to cry to conjure to party

MS. EARWOOD’S EXCUSE I would really love to edit your paper; however, I want to spend my night playing Skyrim instead.