Grade 7 Spring — Analytical Essay, Syntactic Variety, and the Craft of Sentence Rhythm
English · GR G7 eng.g7.s.gr.infinitive_phrases

Use infinitive phrases as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs (CCSS L.7.1.a)

Identify the three jobs of an infinitive phrase (to + verb base): NOUN (subject or object — 'To read carefully is to read twice'), ADJECTIVE (modifies a noun — 'the book to read'), ADVERB (modifies a verb — 'she came to learn'). Use infinitive phrases as a sentence-variation move.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Treats every infinitive as adverb — misses noun and adjective roles.
  • Confuses infinitive with preposition + verb (to + noun vs. to + verb).

Exercise pool (1)

Diff Stem Type
2 Underline the infinitive phrase + identify its function (noun/adjective/adverb). (1) 'To read carefully is to read twice.' (2) 'She... infinitive identification