READ: Gerunds, Participles and Infinitives

An infinitive acts as a noun, an adjective or an adverb.

An infinitive always has the word "to" in front of it.

In the following examples, the infinitive is bold and the verb is underlined.

Example 1: Supporters of the Internet fail to mention that it contains a lot of trash packaged to look like reliable information. (in this sentence, the infinitive acts as a noun)

Example 2: Students need to learn the parts of speech. (in this sentence, the infinitive acts as a noun)

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