Identify the infinitive phrase in each sentence
1.
For some, the attempt to understand Shakespeare’s writing is a challenge.
2.
They find it hard to understand the sixteenth-century expressions.
3.
However, most people like to see the plays performed.
4.
To prevent the audience from becoming bored, Shakespeare included comic scenes.
5.
He also tried to include music and songs in many plays.
6.
To see a play can be a great pleasure.
Identify whether the underlined phrase is
either PREPOSITIONALPHRASE or INFINITIVE PHRASE
1. My best friend and I went to France two summers ago.
2. It was a fun experience to explore such a big city as Paris without a tour group.
3. One day, we went to the museum called the Louvre, which was packed with people.
4. We decided our next move would be to visit the Eiffel Tower.
5. After climbing to the top, we looked down to see a spectacular view of the whole city of
Paris.
6. We also decided to take the Eurostar train to London.
7. We chose to ride a bus tour to familiarize us with the layout of London.
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1. For some, the attempt to understand Shakespeare’s writing is a challenge. adjective
2. They find it hard to understand the sixteenth-century expressions. adjective
3. However, most people like to see the plays performed. noun
4. To prevent the audience from becoming bored, Shakespeare included comic scenes.
adverb
5. He also tried to include music and songs in many plays. noun
6. To see a play can be a great pleasure. noun
Identify whether the underlined phrase is
either PREPOSITIONALPHRASE or INFINITIVE PHRASE
1. My best friend and I went to France two summers ago.
Prep. adverb
2. It was a fun experience to explore such a big city as Paris without a tour group. Infinitive
adjective
3. One day, we went to the museum called the Louvre, which was
Prep. adverb
packed with people. Prep. adverb
4. We decided our next move would be to visit the Eiffel Tower.
Infinitive noun
5. After climbing to the top, we looked down to see a spectacular view
Prep. adverb
Infinitive adverb
of the whole city of Paris.
6. We also decided to take the Eurostar train to London.
Infinitive adverb
Prep. adverb
7. We chose to ride a bus tour to familiarize us with the layout of
Infinitive adverb
Infinitive adjective
Prep. adverb
London.
COMMA RULES
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When prepositional phrases begin a sentence, a comma is required
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When infinitive phrases begin a sentence, a comma is required