This document discusses 5 ways to use infinitives in sentences. Infinitives are verbs with "to" added, such as "to run" or "to talk". Infinitives can be used as subjects, objects, subject complements, adjectives, and adverbs. As subjects, infinitives drive the sentence. As objects, they follow verbs and subjects. As subject complements, they follow linking verbs and subjects. As adjectives, they modify nouns. And as adverbs, they modify verbs.

1. 5 načina kako
koristiti infinitiv
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2. Infinitives
• Infinitive = to + base verb
e.g. (to run, to talk, to walk)
• Often perform the same function
as nouns
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3. Infinitives can
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4. 1. Subject
- it drives the sentence
e.g.:
O To do the right thing is not easy.
O To learn a new language is helpful.
-- or –
O It’s not easy to do the right thing.
O It’s helpful to learn a new language.
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5. 2. Objects
(Subject + Verb + Object)
e.g.
O I want to help you.
O They love to travel.
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6. 3. SUBJECT
COMPLEMENTS
(subject + linking verb + complement)
e.g.:
O Her job is to assist you.
O My dream is to open a business.
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7. 4. Adjective
E.G.:
She didn’t have the permission to go.
O To go modifies the word permission,
that way it serves as an adjective.
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8. 5. Adverb
- Modifies the verb in the sentence
E.g.:
O We must study to learn.
O I want to learn to sing.
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