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==== Infinitive phrase example 1 ==== | ==== Infinitive phrase example 1 ==== | ||
* Sentence: | * Sentence: | ||
''Studying helps to take a test'' | ''Studying helps to take a test'' | ||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | {{#mermaid: graph LR | ||
S(Studying)-->V(helps)--->NFV(to take)-->C(a test) | S(Studying)-->V(helps)--->NFV(to take)--->C(a test) | ||
}} | }} | ||
* Grammatical forms: | * Grammatical forms: | ||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | {{#mermaid: graph LR | ||
S(subject)-->V(finite verb)-->NFV(non-finite verb<br>object)-->C2(complement/<br>object | S(subject/<br>gerund)-->V(finite verb)-->NFV(non-finite verb<br>infinitive object)-->C2(complement/<br> object) | ||
}} | }} | ||
* Parts of speech: | * Parts of speech: | ||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | {{#mermaid: graph LR | ||
S( noun/<br>gerund)-->V(verb)--->NFV(infinitive<br>noun)-->C2(noun) | S( noun/<br>gerund)-->V(verb)--->NFV(infinitive<br>noun)--->C2(noun) | ||
}} | |||
==== Infinitive phrase example 2 ==== | |||
* Sentence: | |||
''To study for a test is wise'' | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S(To Study)--->C(for a test)---->V(is)--->C2(wise) | |||
}} | |||
* Grammatical forms: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S(subject<br>non-finite verb)-->V(complement<br>of infinitive)-->FV(finite verb)-->C2(complement/<br>of finite verb) | |||
}} | |||
* Parts of speech: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S(non-finite verb<br>infinitive noun)-->V(prepositional phrase)-->FV(verb)-->C2(subject complement<br>adjective) | |||
}} | }} | ||