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4 To Infinitive as Subject
Example : to make a good movie is not easy.
Notes : infinitive may replace noun as objects of verbs and as subjects.
5 To Infinitive as with It
Example : It is difficult to make a good movie.
Notes : infinitives often follow the anticipatory it as the subject of a sentence.
6 To Infinitive as Object of a Verb
Example : I have always wanted to learn more about films.
7 Infinitive as Infinitive of Purpose
Example : I am taking classes in order to learn more about filmmaking. To begin, I have enrolled in three classes.
Notes : infinitives can be used to show the purpose of an action. In these cases, in order is sometimes used before the infinitive.
8 Infinitive as Negative Infinitive
Example :On the most important things is not to shake the camera.
Notes : not is used before the infinitive to form the negative. 9
Infinitive as For +Noun or Pronoun
Example :It is difficult for me to hold the camera steady.
Notes : for + a noun or object pronoun is often used with an infinitive.
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d. Verb Frequently of To Infinitive
Afford We cannot afford to hesitate.
Agree The professors agreed to disagree.
Appear The results appear to support your theory.
Arrange They had arranged to meet at noon.
Beg I beg to differ with you.
Care Would you care to respond?
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Claim She claims to have new data.
Consent Will you consent to run for office?
Decide When did he decide to withdraw?
Demand I demand to see the results of the survey.
Deserve She deserves to have a fair hearing.
Expect The committee expects to decide by tomorrow.
Fail The trial failed to confirm his hypothesis.
Hesitate I hesitate to try the experiment again.
Hope What do you hope to accomplish?
Learn We have learned to proceed with caution.
Manage How did she manage to find the solution?
Neglect The author neglected to provide an index.
Need Do we need to find new subjects?
Offer We could offer to change the time of the meeting.
Plan They had planned to attend the conference.
Prepare He was not prepared to give a lecture.
Pretend I do not pretend to know the answer.
Promise They promise to demonstrate the new equipment.
Refuse She refused to cooperate any longer.
Seem Something seems to be wrong with your design.
Struggle We struggled to understand her point of view.
Swear He swears to tell the truth.
Threaten The team threatened to stop their research.
Volunteer Will you volunteer to lead the group?
Wait We could not wait to hear the outcome.
Want She did not want to go first.
Wish Do you wish to participate?
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10. The Definition, Forms, Functions and Verb Frequently of Infinitive
without To a.
Definition of Infinitive without to Bare Infinitive
Infinitive without to is verbal consisting of the word to plus a verb and functioning as verbs of causing, verbs of sense, nouns, and object
pronouns are used with the simple verb only, without to.
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b. Forms of Infinitive without to Bare Infinitive
c. Function of Infinitive without To
