The document provides information about infinitives in English grammar: 1) Infinitives can function as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, acting similarly to gerunds and participles as other parts of speech. 2) Examples are given of infinitives used as subjects, direct objects, and modifiers. 3) Certain verbs can take infinitives as complements, while others take base verb forms or prepositional phrases. 4) Passive, perfect, and progressive infinitives are also discussed.

1. "The Impossible Dream" To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not goTo right the unrightable wrong To love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No matter how far

2. Infinitives

15. Adjectives followed by infinitives Afraid, amazed, anxious, ashamed, careful, delighted, eager, fortunate, glad, happy, lucky, pleased, ready, sad, sorry ,

17. Infinitive of purpose In order to I came here in order to learn.

18. Infinitive with too and enough too + adjective or adverb + infinitive She is too young to vote. Adjective or adverb + enough + infinitive They are old enough to vote.

19. Infinitives often follow verbs that indicate that an action will or could happen. The action expressed by the verb comes before the action expressed by the infinitive. We hope to go to the concert. (You can hope for things that could happen not things that have already happened)

20. Infinitive forms are not used after the following verbs of perception: feel see hear smell

21. When an infinitive functions as a subject or a subject complement , any stated subject of the infinitive should be preceded by for . If a pronoun follows for, it must be in object form. When the subject of a gerund is stated, it takes the possessive form.

22. For people to see is a wonderful gift. Her desire was for them to take a trip around the world They hoped for her to be able to attend the concert.

23. Infinitives can occur in the progressive. To be doing It is used to indicate an activity in progress or ongoing She had hoped to be working

24. I nfinitives can occur in the perfect form to have done It is used to indicate that the activity is in the past We’re fortunate to have heard her sing

25. Have make let are causative verbs. They cause someone to do something. They are always followed by a noun phrase + base form of verb. Do not use an infinitive after these verbs. She made me fall .

26. She made her daughter go to the party. She let him take the camera. She had me prepare breakfast yesterday.

27. After causative verbs: get convince persuade use the infinitive She got me to work . She convinced me to work .

28. Help can take an infinitive or base form. It can occur with or without a noun phrase. I helped them carry the boxes. I helped them to clean up after the party.

29. perfect infinitive: to have moved progressive infinitive: to be working perfect progressive infinitive: to have been playing passive: to be seen perfect passive: to have been chosen