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. Bearing this information in mind, read the sentence below:
"To complain is absolutely useless."
The infinitive form in the sentence above functions as:
subject complement
subject
adjective complement
prepositional complement
direct object
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