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Syntactic functions of the Infinitive in the sentence - Coggle Diagram
Syntactic functions of the Infinitive in the sentence
as a SUBJECT
preceding the predicate
following the predicate (+the introductory 'it')
as a part of predicate
as part of a compound nominal predicate (a predicative)
as part of a compound MODAL predicate
as part of compound ASPECT predicate
after the verbs denoting
the BEGINNING (to begin, to start ect)
the DURATION (to continue, to go on, used to, would ect)
the END of the action (to cease, to finish, to stop)
INFINITIVE VS GERUND
BOTH can be used
with the verbs to BEGIN, to CONTINUE, to GO ON, to CEASE,
the INF followed by such verbs denoted ONE-TIME actions
the GERUND is preferred for HABITUAL actions
only the INF is used with the verbs to BEGIN and to START
the subject of a sentence is INANIMATE
in these verbs are in a CONTINUOUS form
an OBJECT
after some verbs
to prefer, to swear
to manage
to hesitate, to hope
to decide, to deserve, to fail, to fear
to agree, to arrange, to choose, to claim
after verbal set phrases
to make up one's mind
to take care
to take the trouble
can afford
to make sure
can bear
after some adjectives and adjectivized participles
careful
difficult
eager
easy
intrested
impatient
ready
slow
sorry
worthy
after some statives
afraid, agog, ashamed
an ATTRIBUTE
the INFINITIVE used as an attribute can modify
nouns both CONCRETE and ABSTRACT
indefinite of negative pronouns
somebody
something
anybody
anything
nobody
substantivized ordinal numerals (FIRST)
subst. adj. (NEXT and LAST)
pronouns
much, many
little, few
less, more
a little more, enough, not subst, one
the INF as a PARENTHESIS
as an ADVERBIAL MODIFIER
of PURPOSE
of RESULT
of COMPARISION
of CONDITIONS
of EXCEPTION