Chapter 20
20. 1. What is the rule for infinitives? Infinitives have the construction of nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. 2. Give five sentences containing infinitives used as nouns. 1. To err as human. 2. His aim is to excel.
3. Children love to play. 4. To break a promise is dishonorable. 5. I desire to hear her. 3. Give five sentences containing infinitives used as adjectives. 1. He had leave to go. 2. A structure soon to fall. 3. The army had orders to march. 4. Flee from the wrath to come. 5. Have a desire to improve.
4. Give five sentences containing infinitives used as adverbs. 1. He went to see the show. 2. The gods are hard to reconcile. 3. I shall not stop to assist you. 4. The man waited to state his case. 5. We were anxious to see you. 5. When several infinitives come together is the sign of each expressed. It is often omitted before all except the first,
as he came to see, hear, and learn for himself. 6. Should another word ever become between the infinitive and its sign? Nothing should ever come between them, as he advised me not to go, rather than he advised me to not go. 7. Correct the following. I never cheated a man and I never intend to. Intend to do so. The sign to should never be used for the infinitive. 8. How does the infinitive differ in its
modifications from other verbs? It lacks person and number. 9. How is an infinitive parsed? First as a verb, and then its construction of some other part of speech is given. 10. Give the program for parsing an infinitive. 1. Name the verb. 2. Give its classes, regularity and transivity. 3. Give principal parts. 4. Give voice, mode and tense.
5. Name its construction. 6. Give two rules, one for construction and the other for relation or agreement. 11. Parson infinitive, subject of a verb. 2. Do justice is acceptable. To do is a verb, irregular, transitive, active, infinitive, present. Construction of a noun in the subject with is acceptable. Rules. 12. Parson infinitive in the
predicate. My hope is to succeed. To succeed is a verb, regular, intransitive, active, infinitive, present, construction of a noun in the predicate after the verb is referring to the same thing as its subject, hope. Rule. 13. Parson infinitive, object of a verb. 1. Must begin to love somewhere. 2. To do good somewhere.
To love is a verb, etc. Construction of a noun, object of must, begin. Rules. 14. Parson infinitive, object of a preposition. My friend is about to take his departure. To take is a verb, etc. Construction of a noun, object of the preposition about. Rule. 15. Parson infinitive, used as an adjective. Have a desire to improve. To improve is a verb, etc. Construction of an adjective, limiting desire.
Rules. 16. Parson infinitive, modifying a verb. I came not here to talk. To talk is a verb, etc. Construction of an adverb, modifying came. Rule. 17. Parson infinitive, modifying an adjective. He is too lazy to study. To study is a verb, etc. Construction of an adverb, modifying lazy. Rules. 18. Parson infinitive, modifying an adverb.
She is old enough to go to school. To go is a verb, etc. Construction of an adverb, modifying enough. Rules. 19. Parson infinitive, used as a noun in apposition. This is my intention, to practice economy. To practice is a verb, regular transitive, active infinitive, present. Construction of a noun in apposition with intention. Rules. 20. Are infinitives capable of being used as nouns in all cases?
In all except the possessive. End of section 20.
