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  • 1Infinitive — In*fin i*tive, n. [L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See {Infinite}.] Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. [1913 Webster] {Infinitive mood} (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the office of a… …

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  • 2Infinitive mood — Infinitive In*fin i*tive, n. [L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See {Infinite}.] Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. [1913 Webster] {Infinitive mood} (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the… …

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  • 3infinitive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive. ▪ perfect ▪ You use ‘have’ to form the perfect infinitive of a verb. ▪ passive …

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  • 4Split 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 …

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  • 5Where no man has gone before — is a phrase used in the title sequence of most episodes of the science fiction television series. It refers to the mission of the original starship Enterprise . The complete introductory sequence, narrated by William Shatner at the beginning of… …

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  • 6'To'-infinitive clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A to infinitive clause is a subordinate clause beginning with a to infinitive that is, to and the base form of a verb. She began to laugh. Christopher and I went to see him. I wanted to be popular. A to infinitive clause can include… …

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  • 7'to'-infinitive clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A to infinitive clause is a subordinate clause beginning with a to infinitive that is, to and the base form of a verb. She began to laugh. Christopher and I went to see him. I wanted to be popular. A to infinitive clause can include… …

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  • 8split infinitive — 1. A split infinitive occurs when a word (usually an adverb) or phrase comes between the particle to and the verb of a so called to infinitive (to really love / to really and truly love). No other grammatical issue has so divided English speakers …

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  • 9Accusative and infinitive — In grammar, accusative and infinitive is the name for a syntactic construction of Latin and Greek, also found in various forms in other languages such as English and Spanish. In this construction, the subject of a subordinate clause is put in the …

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  • 10The Infinitive of Go — infobox Book | name = The Infinitive of Go title orig = translator = image caption = Mass market paperback cover author = John Brunner illustrator = cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… …

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