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 d...
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:
Certo
appositive
subject complement
prepositional complement
direct object
subject
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