- infinitives
- in·fin·i·tive || ɪn'fɪnətɪv n. simple form of a verb which does not specify a subject (Grammar) adj. characterized by or containing an infinitive (Grammar)
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Infinitives — ◊ GRAMMAR There are two kinds of infinitive. One kind is called the to infinitive. It consists of to and the base form of a verb. The uses of this kind of infinitive are explained in the entry at ↑ To infinitive clauses. I wanted to escape from… … Useful english dictionary
infinitives — ◊ GRAMMAR There are two kinds of infinitive. One kind is called the to infinitive. It consists of to and the base form of a verb. The uses of this kind of infinitive are explained in the entry at ↑ To infinitive clauses. I wanted to escape from… … Useful english dictionary
Twin Infinitives — Infobox Album Name = Twin Infinitives Type = Album Artist = Royal Trux Released = December 15 1990 Recorded = October 1989 – June 1990, Lowdown Studios, San Francisco, California Genre = Rock Length = 63:37 Label = Drag City Producer = Reviews =… … Wikipedia
Split infinitives — ◊ GRAMMAR A split infinitive is a to infinitive which has the to separated from the base form by an adverbial. There are enough nuclear arms to utterly destroy all civilization. Some people think this structure is not acceptable and believe that… … Useful english dictionary
split infinitives — ◊ GRAMMAR A split infinitive is a to infinitive which has the to separated from the base form by an adverbial. There are enough nuclear arms to utterly destroy all civilization. Some people think this structure is not acceptable and believe that… … Useful english dictionary
split infinitives — The belief that it is a serious breach of grammar to split an infinitive (that is, to put an adverb between to and a verb as in to boldly go ) is without foundation. It is certainly not a grammatical error. If it is an error at all, it is a… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
split infinitives — It is almost certainly safe to say that the number of people who would never knowingly split an infinitive is a good deal larger than the number of people who can confidently say what an infinitive is and does. That may account for the number… … Dictionary of troublesome word
Split infinitive — A split infinitive is an English language grammatical construction in which a word or phrase, usually an adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between the marker to and the bare infinitive (uninflected) form of a verb. For example, a split infinitive … Wikipedia
Infinitive — In grammar, infinitive is the name for certain verb forms that exist in many languages. In the usual (traditional) description of English, the infinitive of a verb is its basic form with or without the particle to: therefore, do and to do, be and … Wikipedia
German verbs — may be classified as either weak , with a dental consonant inflection, or strong , showing a vowel gradation (ablaut). Both of these are regular systems. Most verbs of both types are regular, though various subgroups and anomalies do arise. The… … Wikipedia
