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infinitive clause
noun
, Grammar.
- a clause containing an infinitive as its main or only verb form, as to speak clearly in Try to speak clearly.
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Example Sentences
An infinitive clause may be the object of the preposition for.
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When it is possible, substitute a that-clause for the infinitive clause.
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The infinitive clause is, therefore, a peculiar exception, for him to go makes an assertion as clearly as that he should go does.
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A predicate pronoun after to be in an infinitive clause is in the objective case, agreeing with the subject of the infinitive.
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An infinitive clause with for may be used as a subject, as a predicate nominative, or as the object of a preposition.
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