A phrase is a group of words in a sentence that is missing the subject and verb and does not convey a complete thought.
There are many types of phrases and one such type is infinitive phrase.
Infinitive:
An infinitive is the basic form of a verb and does not include an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense.
Infinitive phrase:
The phrase starting with an infinitive “to” is called an infinitive phrase.
Example:
To dump the garbage
Example:
He asked her to give me a talk.
In the above example, to give me a talk is an infinitive phrase as it starts with an infinitive to.
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