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Infinitives

An infinitive is the word to plus an action verb.

--Mike likes to read. to read is the direct object

--Mike's favorite thing to do is to read. to read is the

predicate nominative

--To read is Mike's favorite thing to do. to read is the subject

--Mike's plan to read was put on hold

because his mom asked him to wash

the dishes. to read functions as an adjective

--Mike went to the library to read. to read functions as an adverb

Infinitives can be used to create infinitive phrases.