Infinitive Phrases

made up of "to" plus a verb

must be capitalized

can be a modifier or a noun

can have objects

Nicolas wants to jump on the trampoline.

Nicolas walks to the trampoline.

Nicolas met Alex at the trampoline.

Profe Olson gets her students' attention by waving her arms.

Seeking their attention, Profe Olson waves her arms at the students.

To grab the students' attention, Profe Olson waves her arms.

Mr. D brings trash to the containers daily.

Mr. D likes to bring trash to the containers daily.

Mr. D likes cleaning up trash daily.

to get ahead/noun

to get ahead/modifier

the vocabulary to get ahead/noun

to play the cello/modifier

to play the cello/noun

to play the cello beautifully/noun

to play/modifier

to play in the fall/modifier

sport to play/noun

subject

direct object

predicate nominative

object of the preposition

subject

direct object

predicate nominative

object of the preposition

subject

direct object

predicate nominative

object of the preposition