TO INVINITIF

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I want to share with you again about my experience in English department. I got this material in grammar class. Grammar is important when we want to learn or teach about English so, in my article I want to tell you about to invinitive

1. Difinition of To invinitive

To invinitive function form invinitive verb is noun,substitute modal auxiliary (similar expression and modal auxiliry).

A.   

To invinitive + V1

Modal to invinitive

To invinitive + V1

B.     Form to inviniitive

FORM	ACTIVE		PASSIVE
	SIMPLE              CONTINUOUS
Present  invinitive	To + V1 Not to + V1	To be + Ving Not to be + Vinvg		To be + V3 Not to be + V3
Perfect Invinitive	To have + V3 Not to have + V3	To have been + Ving Not to have been + Ving		To have been + V3 Not to have been + V3

Eg :

·         They are glad to meet you here.

·         He asked me not to wait

·         He seems to be dreeming

·         I am sorry to have kept you waiting

C.     Function to invinitive

1.                            As subject

a. of verb

to run in the morning makes our body healthy

 b. after it / anticipatory it

Eg :

it wash foolish of / for you to do that

2.                            As subjective complement

Eg : my favorite activity is to read

3.                            As similar expression of  modal

a.    ‘ Be able to’, ‘have (got) to’, ‘be to’ , ‘use to’ , ‘be allowed to’, ‘be supposed to’, and ‘be going to’.

b.    Eg :

        I have to study English

        I am to go now

4.                            As object of verb

The position to invinitive after sertain verb ( CV )

Pola

S + CV + TO INVINITIVE

 

Eg :

The agreed to help us

I don’t care to see that show

They continued to write

If verb use 1 asterisk  can follow by gerund but verb use 2 asterisk  if follow by to invinitive,so to invinitive can two function.

5.                            As objective complement

The position to invinitive after certain verb (CV) + noun/pronoun can to do activity to invinitive.

Pola

	S + CV + (PRO)NOUN + TO INVINITIVE TOINVINITIVE =

 

Eg :

·         I asked john to help us

She allowed me to use her car

They forced him to tell the truth

6.                            As adjective

a. after certain noun

After certain noun (CN)

CN + TO INVINITIVE

Pola

Eg :

He made a request to be allowed to leave.

We took his advice to remainsilent.

She made a promise to write every week.

 b. reducing of adjective clause

After ordinal number,the only,and superlative form.

Eg :

He loves parties ; he is always the first who comes and the last who leaves.

After  noun can’t to do activity to invinitive.

Eg :

I need a glass of tea to drink

7.                            As adverb

a. after certain adjective

Cer. Adj. + to invinitive

pola    

Eg :

She is sure to pass the exam.

I wa glad to get a letter from you.

We are ready to begin.

b. abridgement of adverbial clause.Adverbial clause of result.

Ø  The position to invinitive after adjective give a meaning ‘too’(-) or ‘enough’(+).

Ø  Subject pada main clause = subject pada sub clause ( active meaning ).

Eg :

§     The man is strong enough to lift that box.

Ø  Subject pada main clause = subject pada sub clause (passive meaning).

Ø  V erb in sub clause must transitive without object.

Eg :

·                                                                     The water is too hot to drink.

-          Adverbial clause of purpose.

Ø  Subject pada main clause = subject pada sub clause.

Ø          In sub clause there is modal.

Ø  To invinitive can can change with ‘in order to’/ ‘so as to’.

Ø   The position to invinitive can in front of sentence.

Eg :

·                     I study English to get a job .

8.                   As invinitive verb after conjunction.

Ø  Derivasi / peringkasan dari noun clause.

Ø  Subject pada main clause = subject pada sub clause.

Ø  In sub clause there is modal (can,must, and should).

That all about to invinitive.waalaikumsalam and, keep smile and matursuwun :).