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• Non-finite Verbs

A non-finite verb is a verb form that does not show tense. In other words, you cannot tell if a sentence is in the past tense, present tense, or future tense by looking at a non-finite verb. Therefore, a non-finite verb is never the main verb in a sentence. (That's a finite verb.) There are three types of non-finite verbs:

Gerunds (e.g., "baking," "singing").

Infinitives (e.g., "to bake," "to sing").

Participles. There are two types:

Present Participles (e.g., "baking," "singing").

Past Participles (e.g., "baked," "sung").

Non-finite verbs function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs or combine with a finite verb for verb tense.

• An infinitive usually begins with the word “to” and is followed by the base form of a verb (the simple form of the verb that you would find in the dictionary).
• Examples of infinitives include to read, to run, to jump, to play, to sing, to laugh, to cry, to eat, and to go.
• Remember that although infinitives are verbs, they do not function as verbs, instead they are used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. Let’s look at some examples.
• Infinitives as Nouns
• Remember that a noun is a person, place, or thing. When an infinitive is used as the subject or direct object in a sentence, it functions as a noun.
• The sentence’s subject performs the verb, while the sentence’s direct object receives the verb.
• Example 1:
• I love to sleep.
• In this sentence, the verb is “love.”
• Who or what receives the action of being loved? The infinitive “to sleep.”
• This makes “to sleep” the direct object of the sentence.
• In this case, the infinitive functions as a noun that expresses an opinion. It could be replaced with a person, place, or thing, as in, “I love pizza.”
• Example 2:
• To help others is so important.
• In this example, we have the verb “is.”
• Who or what is so important? The infinitive “To help.”
• In this case, the infinitive “to help” is the sentence’s subject.
• This means that the infinitive functions as a noun in this sentence.
• 2. Examples of Infinitives
• Example 1
• I really need to eat something.
• In this sentence, the verb is “need.”
• Who or what do I need? The infinitive “to eat.”
• “To eat” is the direct object of “need” because it receives the action.
• This is an example of an infinitive being used as a noun.
• Example 2
• We can’t play until we find a ball to throw.
• What is the purpose of the infinitive “to throw” in this sentence?
• It describes the noun “ball.” We don’t need just any ball, we need a ball “to throw.”
• Here, the infinitive is used as an adjective.
• Example 3
• Brenda left the camping trip early to recover from poison ivy.
• The infinitive in this example is “to recover.”
• What is the purpose of “to recover” in this sentence?
• It gives us more information about why Brenda left the trip early. It modifies the verb “left.”
• In this example, the infinitive functions as an adverb.
• Example 4
• Mom made my brother clean his room.
• This sentence uses the verb “made,” followed by the direct object “brother.”
• When the verb “made” is followed by an infinitive, the infinitive loses the “to.”
• It would be incorrect to write, “Mom made my brother to clean,” or, “Mom made to clean.”
• For this reason, the direct object is followed by the infinitive “clean” without the “to.”
• 3. Infinitives as Adjectives
• An adjective is a word that modifies (adds to or describes) a noun. So infinitives function as adjectives when they modify or describe nouns in a sentence.
• Example:
• Joel wants a book to read.
• In this sentence, the verb is “wants” and the subject is the noun “book.”
• We also see the infinitive “to read.” What is the purpose of “to read” in this sentence?
• It describes the book; Joel isn’t looking for just any book, he’s looking for a book to read.
• In this sentence, the infinitive functions as an adjective.
• 4. Infinitives as Adverbs
• Adverbs modify or describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. They provide additional information about what, where, how, and to what extent or degree. Sometimes adverbs also answer the question, “Why?”
• Infinitives function as adverbs when they are used to give more information about adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs in the sentence.
• Example 1:
• The students were excited to go on a field trip.
• In this sentence, the infinitive is “to go.”
• What is the purpose of “to go” in this sentence?
• The infinitive “to go” gives us more information about the adjective “excited”; it tells us what the students were excited about (going on a field trip).
• In this case, the infinitive functions as an adverb.
• Example 2:
• Mom is going to the store to buy dinner.
• In this sentence, the infinitive is “to buy.”
• What’s the purpose of “to buy” in this example?
• The infinitive “to buy” gives us more information about the verb “going”; it tells us why Mom is going to the store (to buy dinner).
• This is another example of how infinitives can function as adverbs

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