Examples of a Infinitive Phrase
Examples of a Infinitive Phrase
Hey! We have a question on infinitive phrases, Could you help with these examples?
1-To win the race, Sam trained every day.
2-She decided to bake cookies for the party.
3-I need a quiet place to study.
4-His goal is to become a doctor.
5-They went to the park to play soccer.
We'd really appreciate your help with this!
1-To win the race, Sam trained every day.
2-She decided to bake cookies for the party.
3-I need a quiet place to study.
4-His goal is to become a doctor.
5-They went to the park to play soccer.
We'd really appreciate your help with this!
Ravi_Kumar
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I'd be happy to help! Let's look at the infinitive phrases in each example and their functions within the sentences:
- "To win the race, Sam trained every day."
- Infinitive phrase: "To win the race"
- Function: Adverbial phrase explaining the reason Sam trained (modifies "trained").
- "She decided to bake cookies for the party."
- Infinitive phrase: "to bake cookies for the party"
- Function: Direct object of "decided" (answers "What did she decide?").
- "I need a quiet place to study."
- Infinitive phrase: "to study"
- Function: Adjective phrase modifying "place" (tells what kind of place).
- "His goal is to become a doctor."
- Infinitive phrase: "to become a doctor"
- Function: Predicate nominative, describing "goal" after the linking verb "is."
- "They went to the park to play soccer."
- Infinitive phrase: "to play soccer"
- Function: Adverbial phrase explaining why they went to the park (modifies "went").
Each infinitive phrase either acts as an adverb, adjective, direct object, or predicate nominative. Let me know if you'd like more practice with this!
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