Infinitives Part-1

Infinitives

In the previous blog, we learned about Participles. In this blog, we are going to learn about the infinitive in detail.

Participles

a) What are gerund/participles/infinitives?

An Infinitive is a verbal that consists of 'to' and a 'verb'. It can act as a subject, an adjective, adverb, or a direct object.

Example:

a) To give

Sentence - He wants to give her a bouquet on her birthday.

Explanation -

In this sentence, the words 'to give' are used. The word 'to' makes it an infinitive.

b) To dance

Sentence - She wants to dance at the party tonight.

Explanation -

In this sentence, the words 'to dance' are used. The word 'to' makes it an infinitive.

c) To meet

Sentence - She wants to meet James to talk about the conference.

Explanation -

In this sentence, the words 'to meet' are used. The word 'to' makes it an infinitive.

Also, there is one more infinitive in this sentence.

It is - 'To talk' in which 'to' is used to make it an infinitive.

d) To eat

Sentence - He wants to eat ice cream.

Explanation -

In this sentence, the word 'to eat' is used. The word 'to' makes it an infinitive.

e) To speak

Sentence - He wants to speak to her right now.

Explanation -

In this sentence, the word 'to speak' is used. The word 'to' makes it an infinitive.

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