Infinitive Phrases
Infinitive Phrases
Infinitive Phrases
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Clauses Embedded Within <strong>Infinitive</strong><br />
<strong>Phrases</strong><br />
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A complex sentence can also be reduced and<br />
become an infinitive phrase.<br />
– one of the dependent clauses will remain within the<br />
infinitive phrase<br />
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The pilot attempted to stop the airplane before it rolled off<br />
the runaway.<br />
Main clause: The pilot attempted something<br />
– Mv tr<br />
+ NP 2<br />
+ Type V<br />
<strong>Infinitive</strong> phrase: to stop the airplane sometime (DO)<br />
– MV tr<br />
+ NP 2<br />
+ ADVP = Type V<br />
Adverbial subordinate clause: before it rolled off the<br />
runaway<br />
– MV int<br />
+ ADVP time<br />
= Type I
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