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Study the following sentences carefully.
1. You had better leave this place at once.
2. Neha would rather resign than obey her.
3. Children would shout rather than speak normally.
4. He could do no more than cry.
5. She could do nothing but cry.
4. An infinitive can be used as the subject of a sentence.
1. To err is human; to forgive is divine.
2. To find fault is an easy task.
3. To overeat means to invite illness.
4. To insult us like that was against manners.
5. To reign is worth ambition.
5. Use of infinitives with—too.
1. It was too cold to go in.
2. It was too bright to see anything clearly.
3. He is too young to marry indeed.
4. The coffee is too hot to drink yet.
5. The bag is too heavy to lift.
6. Infinitives as introductory words.
1. To be honest, I don’t know her at all.
2. To speak frankly, We don’t like him at all.
3. To tell you the truth, I am just a driver.
7. Infinitives as link words.
1. I went there to see the doctor.
2. It is easy to become a social executive.
3. You must try hard to win a medal.
4. She had no house to live whole life.
5. Our motherland expects all of us to do our duty.
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