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Name: __________________________ Date: ________________________ Infinitive Practice An infinitive is a type of verbal. • • It is always to + a verb. Because it is a verbal, it does not function as a verb within a sentence; instead, it functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. An infinitive is not a prepositional phrase. To + Noun or Pronoun = Prepositional Phrase To + Verb = Infinitive Phrase Infinitive Phrase = to + verb + all of its accompaniments Like a verb, an infinitive Can be modified by an adverb or a prepositional phrase Can have a direct object May have an indirect object Uses of the Infinitive • Noun: Alyss wants to stay with her mother. • Noun: To get revenge is Redd’s motivation. • Adverb: Hatter dashes through the looking glass to save Alyss from Redd. • Adjective: Wonderland values the ability to imagine. Break It Down To get revenge is Redd’s motivation. Mark It Up To get revenge is Redd’s motivation. 86 Name: __________________________ Date: ________________________ Practice Sentence 1 Write the unscrambled sentence. Then, follow your teacher’s additional instructions. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Write an imitation of the previous sentence. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Practice Sentence 2 Write the unscrambled sentence. Then, follow your teacher’s additional instructions. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Write an imitation of the previous sentence. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 87 Name: __________________________ Date: ________________________ Practice Sentence 3 Write the unscrambled sentence. Then, follow your teacher’s additional instructions. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Write an imitation of the previous sentence. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Practice Sentence 4 Write the unscrambled sentence. Then, follow your teacher’s additional instructions. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 88 Name: __________________________ Date: ________________________ Write an imitation of the previous sentence. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 89 Name: _____________________ Date: ____________________ Infinitive Additional Practice An infinitive is a type of verbal. • • It is always to + a verb. Because it is a verbal, it does not function as a verb within a sentence; instead, it functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. An infinitive is not a prepositional phrase. To + Noun or Pronoun = Prepositional Phrase To + Verb = Infinitive Phrase Infinitive Phrase = to + verb + all of its accompaniments Like a verb, an infinitive Can be modified by an adverb or a prepositional phrase Can have a direct object May have an indirect object Uses of the Infinitive • Noun: Alyss wants to stay with her mother. • Noun: To get revenge is Redd’s motivation. • Adverb: Hatter dashes through the looking glass to save Alyss from Redd. • Adjective: Wonderland values the ability to imagine. Directions: Complete the following practice with gerund phrases. Sentence 1 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the following abbreviations: N Noun V ADJ ADV Verb Adjective Adverb PREP PN Preposition Pronoun I Interjection C Conjunction One has to study law and government and ethics and morality. Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. One has to study law and government and ethics and morality. 90 Name: _____________________ Date: ____________________ Imitation of the previous sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sentence 2 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: The maze must be successfully navigated by the would-be queen if she is to reach her imagination’s full potential and thus be fit to rule. Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. The maze must be successfully navigated by the would-be queen if she is to reach her imagination’s full potential and thus be fit to rule. Imitation of the previous sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sentence 3 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: “It is indeed a special day when a caterpillar comes all the way from the Valley of Mushrooms to partake in the celebration,” Bibwit Harte murmured. 91 Name: _____________________ Date: ____________________ Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. “It is indeed a special day when a caterpillar comes all the way from the Valley of Mushrooms to partake in the celebration,” Bibwit Harte murmured. Imitation of the previous sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sentence 4 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: Alyss noticed Bibwit standing at the library doors and decided to have a little fun. Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. Alyss noticed Bibwit standing at the library doors and decided to have a little fun. Imitation of the previous sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sentence 5 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: “It’s never too soon for a future queen to become familiar with the uglier contingencies of ruling a land,” he said to himself. 92 Name: _____________________ Date: ____________________ Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. “It’s never too soon for a future queen to become familiar with the uglier contingencies of ruling a land,” he said to himself. Imitation of the previous sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sentence 6 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: To get her revenge, Redd plans to kill her sister and to seize control of Wonderland. Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. To get her revenge, Redd plans to kill her sister and to seize control of Wonderland. Imitation of the previous sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 93 Infinitive Additional Practice Key Sentence 1 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the following abbreviations: PN V INFINITIVE N C N C N C N One has to study law and government and ethics and morality. Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. N One has [to study] law and government and ethics and morality. Imitation of the previous sentence: Answers will vary. Sentence 2 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: ADJ N V V ADV V PREP ADJ ADJ N C PN V INFINITIVE PN The maze must be successfully navigated by the would-be queen if she is to reach her imagination’s full potential and thus be fit to rule. N ADJ N C ADV V ADJ INFINITIVE Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. ADJ The maze must be successfully navigated by the would-be queen if she is [to reach] her imagination’s full potential and thus be fit [to rule]. ADJ Imitation of the previous sentence: Answers will vary. Sentence 3 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: PN V ADV ADJ ADJ N C ADJ N V ADV PREP ADJ N “It is indeed a special day when a caterpillar comes all the way from the Valley of Mushrooms 94 to partake in the celebration,” Bibwit Harte murmured. INFINITIVE PREP ADJ N N V Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. “It is indeed a special day when a caterpillar comes all the way from the Valley of Mushrooms [to partake] in the celebration,” Bibwit Harte murmured. ADV Imitation of the previous sentence: Answers will vary. Sentence 4 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: N V N ADJ PREP ADJ ADJ N C V INFINIFIVE ADJ ADJ N Alyss noticed Bibwit standing at the library doors and decided to have a little fun. Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. Alyss noticed Bibwit standing at the library doors and decided [to have] a little fun. N Imitation of the previous sentence: Answers will vary. Sentence 5 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: PN V ADV ADV ADJ PREP ADJ ADJ N INFINITIVE ADJ PREP ADJ ADJ N PREP “It’s never too soon for a future queen to become familiar with the uglier contingencies of ruling a land,” he said to himself. N ADJ N PN V PREP PN Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. ADJ “It’s never too soon for a future queen [to become] familiar with the uglier contingencies of ruling a land,” he said to himself. Imitation of the previous sentence: Answers will vary. 95 Sentence 6 Break It Down: Identify the part of speech for each word in the sentence. Use the previous abbreviations: INFINITIVE PN N N V INFINITIVE PN N C INFINITIVE N PREP N To get her revenge, Redd plans to kill her sister and to seize control of Wonderland. Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. [To get] her revenge, Redd plans [to kill] her sister and [to seize] control of Wonderland. Imitation of the previous sentence: Answers will vary. 96