Question

1. De-as directed.
A. Fill in the blanks with the infinitive with or without to.
i. I felt something soft
my cheeks. (touch)
ii. He taught me how
family. (value)
iii. I saw him
the calculator. (take)
iv. He let us some of his land to grow vegetables. (use)

Answer 1

Answer:

i. I felt something soft touch my cheeks.  

ii. He taught me how to value family.  

iii. I saw him take the calculator.  

iv. He let us use some of his land to grow vegetables.

Explanation:

This question teaches the use of infinitive. Infinitive is of two types. 'To infinitive' and 'bare infinitive'.

To+infinitve form of verb is belongs to the non-finite verbs family.

Bare infinitive is used without 'to' We use an infinitive without to after see, feel, hear, make, help, let, etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

According to the given question filled blanks are mentioned below with explanation.

i. I felt something soft - my cheeks. (touch)

• I felt something soft touch my cheeks.

• Here 'touch' has been used as a bare infinitive, bare infinitive means it is without preposition 'to'.

ii. He taught me how - family. (value)

• He taught me how to value family.

• 'To value' is an infinitive.

iii. I saw him - the calculator. (take)

• I saw him to take the calculator.

• 'To take' is an infinitive.

• We can also write I saw him take the calculator. Now 'take' is a bare infinitive.

iv. He let us - some of his land to grow vegetables. (use)

• He let us use some of his land to grow vegetables.

• Here 'use' is an bare infinitive.

Both 'bare infinitive' and 'infinitive' or 'to-infinitive' belong to Non-finite Verb.