Transcription of Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
1 Infinitives and Infinitive PhrasesAn infinitiveis the present-tense form of a verb preceded by the word to. An infinitivemay be used as a noun, an adjective, or an : To exerciseis a healthful habit. (noun)Here is laundry to wash. (adjective)The choir was ready to sing. (adverb)Aninfinitive phraseconsists of an Infinitive and the related words that follow : Sandra went to buy groceries. Gilbert wanted to read the the Infinitive or Infinitive phrase from each sentence. Then write noun,adjective,or adverbto identify its function in the have always sought to protect Bostonians staged the Boston TeaParty to protest taxation protect their comfortable position, LouisXVI and Marie Antoinette ignored thedemands of the French people of France, weary of goinghungry while royalty flourished, weredetermined to succeed in their creation of a system of public schoolsestablished the right of all Americans tobecome the early 1900s.
2 Suffragists launched acampaign convincing the country thatwomen should also be allowed to the math teachers have papers to angry customer demanded to see rugby team was ready to the sentences in each pair by forming an Infinitive libertarians took to the streets and the courts. They wanted to achieve their fought for the rights of all Americans. Now all Americans have voting each American has a responsibility. Every American must exercise that right to vote. Harcourt Achieve Inc. All rights your state standards with free blacklinemasters and links to other materials at Click Steck-Vaughn Standards.
3 Harcourt Achieve Inc. All rights and InfinitivePhrasesAnswer Key1. to protect their rights noun2. to protest taxation without representation adverb3. To protect their comfortable position adverb4. to succeed in their revolt adverb5. to become educated adjective6. to vote noun7. to grade today adverb8. to see the manager noun9. to start adverb10. Civil libertarians took to the streets andthe courts to achieve their fought for the rights of all Americansto Now each American has a responsibilityto exercise that right to vote.
