Transcript Infinitives

Let’s Review
S
V
The wind blew hard
.
action
body
S
V
The dogs are sleepy.
linking
The 9 linking verbs are…
am
was
be
are
were
been
is
seem
become
Let’s use the Jingle Bells song to sing the
linking verbs.
Let’s see if you can identify which two words in
the sentence will be linked together with a
linking verb.
was
Yesterday, Tom _______
happy.
is
Today, Jane ________
happy.
be happy.
Tomorrow, Pete will _____
Link the subject and the adjective
The dog was huge.
They were funny.
The test seems easy.
Infinitives
“To infinity and beyond”
Keep in Mind
• Most sentences have a lot of words.
• Sometimes it may be easy to mistake
some of those words for the MAIN verb.
In other words, it may not be easy
finding the verb.
Remember:
Every sentence needs a verb.
Without one,
it is NOT a complete sentence.
MARK
Today we are finally going
to find out what the letter
M stands for.
M
stands for…
Mark out the
imposter
What is an imposter?
• An imposter is:
– someone or something
trying to look like someone
or something else.
It is important to know the
imposter from the “real thing”
Imposters
• Sometimes there are verbs in a sentence
that are not the main verbs!
(They are imposters.)
Melanie likes to sing.
Which of the words is the “real”
verb?
V?
V?
Melanie likes to sing.
Which of the words is the “real”
verb?
Real Verb
Melanie likes to sing.
Mind action
Find the “Imposter”
Imposter
Melanie likes to sing.
The infinitive in this sentence is ‘to sing’.
It is the imposter.
Infinitives
to +(verb)
Formula:
S
V
I
Melanie likes to sing.
Infinitives
An Infinitive is two words:
The word ‘to’ and a verb.
Infinitives
to jump
to paint
to think
Infinitives
to + a verb
to run,
to think,
to be,
to throw,
to imagine,
to become,
to dance
to remember
to seem
Be Careful!
Do NOT confuse:
too
(which means also)
Or
two
(the number)
with
to
Let’s Brainstorm
some infinitives
*
Write at least ten down on your
worksheet.
What do I need to do first?
MARK
I need to mark out the infinitive.
So, I’ll ask myself:
“Is the word ‘to’ in the sentence
followed by a verb?”
If the answer is “yes”
MARK
I’ll Mark it off with an ‘I’ for infinitive.
I
Kevin likes to surf
Ask “Is there a verb”?
MARK
V
I
Kevin likes to surf
Root out the subject
MARK
Who or what likes to surf?
S
V
I
Kevin likes to surf
Key in on the beginning,
middle and end.
(Capital…makes sense… end punctuation)
MARK
S
V
I
Kevin likes to surf.
Learning Sheet 6A
S
V
I
Wallis likes to read mystery novels.
1. M= mark out the infinitive.
2. A = ask is there a verb
3. R = root out the subject (who or what…)
4. K = key in on capital, end
punctuation and makes sense,
MARK
Now it is time for some practice!
Sheet 6A – See if you can do the steps to
on your own!