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The in nitive can be used as a noun. As a noun it can be the subject or Your email address...
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To nd fault is easy. (Here the in nitive ‘to nd’ is the subject of
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To err is human. (Here the in nitive ‘to err’ is the subject of the No worries. We keep your email
verb is.) address safe.
He likes to play cards. (Here the in nitive ‘to play’ serves as the
object of the verb likes.)
I don’t want to go. (Here the in nitive ‘to go’ serves as the object of
the verb want.)
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The in nitive can also be the complement of a verb.

Her greatest pleasure is to sing. (Here the in nitive ‘to sing’ is the
complement of the verb is.)
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The in nitive can also be the object of a preposition.

The speaker is about to begin. (Here the in nitive ‘to begin’ is the
object of the preposition about.)
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The in nitive can be used to qualify an adjective.

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The in nitive can be used to qualify a noun. Conjunctions Exercise January 23, 2020

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This is not the time to play.
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Here is a house to let.

The in nitive can be used to qualify a sentence.

To tell the truth, I don’t have any interest in politics.

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