The Infinitive 不定詞
Recognize an infinitive when you see one. To see is to believe. I couldn't imagine the beauty of Hawaii before I visit there. It’s a paradise─ lovely sunshine, white beaches with star sand, hot bikini girls. Everything is so different from hometown. If E could visit Hawaii with me, I'll journey there again.
To sneeze, to smash, to cry, to shriek, to jump, to dunk, to read, to eat, to slurp--all of these are infinitives. An infinitive will almost always begin with to followed by the simple form of the verb.
Important Note: Because an infinitive is not a verb, you cannot add -s, -es, -ed, or -ing to the end. Ever!
Recognize an infinitive even when it is missing the to.
An infinitive will almost always begin with to. Exceptions do occur, however. An infinitive, for example, will lose its to when it follows certain verbs. These verbs are feel, hear, help, let, make, see, and watch.
The pattern looks like this: Special Verb + Direct Object + Infinitive - To
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