Verbals comprise a special set of non-finite forms present in the English language. They can be used to perform a variety of syntactic functions de...
Verbals comprise a special set of non-finite forms present in the English language. They can be used to perform a variety of syntactic functions depending on the type of transitivity a sentence presents, as well as other factors involving punctuation and sentence patters, for example. Bearing this information in mind, read the sentence below:
"My assignment, to write an essay in 40 minutes, was a great challenge."
The infinitive form in the sentence above functions as:
O infinitivo na frase "My assignment, to write an essay in 40 minutes, was a great challenge" funciona como um substantivo, sendo o objeto direto da frase. Ele indica a tarefa que foi atribuída e que é o tema do restante da frase.
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