Department of Education

Region X
Division of Bukidnon
District of Impasugong I
CAPITAN BAYONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Capitan Bayong, Impasugong, Bukidnon

To Infinitive is
to Infinite…
Strategic Intervention Material (SIM)
Grade 7 English

KURT KINNY T. HANDAYAN

Author
 To Infinitive is
To Infinite
Competency:
USE INFINITIVE IN A SENTENCE

Sub- Tasks:
1. Identify infinitives in a sentence
2. Determine correct usage of infinitive
3. Recognize the functions of infinitive in a sentence

Author:
KURT KINNY T. HANDAYAN
INHS- Kapitan Bayong Annex
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction - 1

Guide Card - 2

Activity Card - - 7

Assessment Card - 10

Enrichment Card - 12

Reference Card - 14

Answer Card - 10
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 GUIDE CARD
Basically, an infinitive verb is a verb with the word “to” before it.

- to be
- to have
- to hold
- to sleep
- to dream

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 Guide Card
When you use an infinitive verb, the “to” is a part of the verb. It is not acting
as a preposition in this case. And the verb is always just the verb. It is not conjugated in
anyway – no -ed, no -ing, no -s on the end. Sometimes you will see sentences like this:

She went from kissing Peter to slapping him in no time.

You see “to slapping,” and it is easy to think that is an infinitive verb, but it is
not. It is a preposition (to) and a gerund (slapping). You can tell it is not an infinitive
because of the -ing on the end of the verb. Infinitives never have an -ing ending.

Example of the sentences using infinitive:

1. I study hard to make my dream come true.

2. Keng Koy bring his clothes in the river to wash and clean it.
3. Mother cook food to bring it in the farm.

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 GUIDE CARD
An infinitive is a phrase, consisting of the word to and the basic form of a verb, that
functions as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Here is a discussion of the five types of
infinitives.

1. Subject
An infinitive can constitute the subject of a sentence. For example, in “To go, even
after all that trouble, did not seem worthwhile anymore,” “to go” is the action that drives the
sentence.

2. Direct Object
In the sentence “We all want to see,” “to see” is the direct object, the noun (or noun
substitute) that receives the action of the verb. “To see” refers to a thing being done — or, in this
case, desired to be done: the act of seeing.

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 GUIDE CARD
3. Subject Complement

In the “My goal is to write,” the phrase‘to write’ is the subject complement. A
subject complement looks just like a direct object, but the difference is in the type of verb
preceding it. The verb in the previous example, want, is a transitive verb. (Transitive verbs
have two defining characteristics: They precede a direct object, and they express an action.)

In “My goal is to write,” the verb is a copular, or linking verb — one that links
a subject to a word or phrase that complements it. (In this sentence, to write is the goal, so
it is the complement of goal. Note that in the previous example, to see is what those
referred to as we want, but it is not the complement of we.)

That’s it! And you’re

now ready for
activities. Here we go!

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 GUIDE CARD
4. Adjective

In “She did not have permission to go,” to go modifies permission — it

describes what type of permission is being discussed — so the phrase serves as an
adjective.

5. Adverb

In “He took the psychology class to try to understand human behavior,”

“to understand (human behavior)” explains why the taking of the class occurred, so it’s
an adverb modifying the verb took.

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 ACTIVITY CARD
Let’s do
this!!

Activity 1:

Directions: Underline the infinitive in each sentence below.

1. My puppy wants to cuddle.

2. I am training her to sit.
3. She loves to play with my sister and brother.
4. Olivia’s dream is to be a champion ice skater.
5. Henry’s goal is to collect the most bottle caps.
6. You should find a safe place to store
your treasures.
7. She jumped high to catch the ball.
8. It is not easy to run uphill.
9. It is time to do my chores.
10. Do you like to make homemade ice cream in
the summer?

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 ACTIVITY CARD
Activity 2:

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct infinitive verb. Write your answers
on the spaces provided.

1. He will be prepared ____________ (proposing) his idea to the manager.

2. He was satisfied _____________ (getting) it across.
3. I am always rewarded _____________ (explaining) that difficult theory.
4. They will be irritated _______________ (get) such low wages.
5. He was thrilled _______________(having) the cash with him.

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 ACTIVITY CARD
Activity 3:

Directions: Underline the infinitives in the following sentences. Tell whether

they function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs.

1. To complain is absolutely useless. __________

2. I have a bone to pick with you! __________
3. We all started to run after the thief. __________
4. Mike was eager to begin his studies. ___
5.The explorers had one more river to cross. _____
6. My main objective is to finish. __________
7. Mary and Joan helped to clean. __________
8. They all clamored to leave. __________
9. To advance is very difficult. __________
10. The children ran to help. __________

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 ASSESSMENT CARD
Practice 1

Directions: Underline the mistakes. Write the corrections on the lines. If there are no
mistakes, write OK.

1. Tomorrow, we will get his friend help us pack the boxes.

______________
2. Every day, David tells me to eat the same thing for lunch.
______________
3. Yesterday, Robert and James let Jenny to beat them in the race.
______________
4. Bad weather caused the airline to cancel many of their flights.
______________
5. Mrs. Lee asked me collect her mail while she was away on a trip.
______________

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 Practice 2

Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of your answer on the spaces
before the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

_____1. My teacher forces me A. to close properly

_____2. Jenny encourages B. to do chores

others around her house.

_____3. Kelly can’t get her C. to try new things

ASSESSMENT CARD
suitcase. with her

_____4. Mark’s brother had his D. do my homework

friend.

_____5. I always help my E. to help him with

grandmother. his homework

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Directions: Join each pair of sentences by using infinitives to form a sentence

1. He did not have even a penny with him. He could not buy a loaf of bread.
2. Every cricket team has a captain. He leads
other players.
3. You must part with your belongings. Only on
this condition you can save your life.
4. He went to England. He wanted to learn English.
5. The robber took out a knife. He wanted
to frighten the traveler.
6. I speak the truth. I am not afraid of it.
7. He wants to be a millionaire. He works hard for that reason.
8. He has five children. He must provide for them.
9. He collects old stamps. It is his hobby.
10.That young man has squandered away all his wealth. He must have been foolish.

ENRICHMENT CARD

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Internet Sources:
http://www.englishbooks.com.tw/AEG4_SB_1008_150.pdf

http://www.english-to-
go.com/_pdf/_database/lessons/1693_nckfqk6vtmza3wpq4krzi7y7ox9ovxul.pdf

http://www.englishpractice.com/improve/infinitives-exercise-3/

http://www.really-learn-english.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercises.html

REFERRENCE CARD

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1. He did not have even a penny with him to buy a loaf of bread.
2. Every cricket team has a captain to lead other players.
3. You must part with your belongings to save your life.
4. He went to England to learn English.
5. The robber took out a knife to frighten the traveler.
ANSWER CARD

6. I am not afraid to speak the truth.

7. He works hard to be a millionaire.
8. He has five children to provide for.
9. It is his hobby to collect stamps.
10. That young man must have been foolish to squander away all his
wealth.
ENRICHMENT
PRACTICE 2: PRACTICE 1:
1. D 1. Help – To help
2. C 2. Ok
3. A 3. Ok
4. E 4. Ok
5. b 5. Mail- to mail
ASSESSMENTS
ACTIVITY 3:
ACTIVITY 1:
1. Noun
1. to cuddle
2. adverb
2. To sit
3. Adverb
3. To play
4. Adverb
4. To be
5. Adverb
ACTIVITY 2: 5. To collect
6. Adverb
1. To propose 6. To store
7. Adverb
2. to get 7. To catch
8. Adverb
3. to explain 8. To run
9. Noun
4. to get 9. To do
10. Adverb
5. to have 10. To make
ACTIVITIES