大学英语语法9——不定式短语.pptxVIP

College English Grammar: Grammar and WritingBy Zhu XiangjunUnit 9Phrases: Infinitive Phrases Grammar: Infinitive Phrases Writing: Correcting: Double Negatives Rewriting: Important ideas of a sentenceInfinitive Phrases An infinitive is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Unlike a real verb which functions as a predicate in a sentence, an infinitive is used as a subject, object, attributive, adverbial or complement. (not) to + Verb = infinitive To shop is her greatest love.(as a noun functioning as a subject)Soon there left no water to drink.(as an adjective modifying a noun “water”)The