3 Answered Questions for the topic bare infinitive

Bare Infinitive Grammar Prepositions Particles

08/03/19

“To enable him to escape” vs. “to enable him escape”?
I have been coming across this kind of sentence more and more:>She gave him a key to enable him *to* escape capture. She gave him a key to enable him escape capture.Which sentence is correct?... more
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Bare Infinitive Grammar Infinitives

07/30/19

What is an "infinitive"?
I've heard that a verb usually follows the 'infinitive' but how does one define an 'infinitive'?
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Bare Infinitive Grammar Clauses Sense Verbs

03/16/19

Non-finite clause complementation of complex transitive verbs?
This question has been bothering me for a while. It came up when I was reading Chapter 16 of "A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language." How to explain the grammatical structure of the... more
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