BARE INFINITIVES

What seems to be omitted?

“TO” is called the “sign of an infintive”

Is not a preposition

BARE INFINITIVES

1. “To” is usually omitted when the

infinitive is used after several common

verbs of permission, command or

causation.

make

bid

let

have

BARE INFINITIVES2. The infinitive is used without “to” after

some common principal verbs of

perception,

which follows by the direct object and a

bare infinitive.

See

Watch

Hear

Feel

Sense

CONTROLLED PRACTICE

DIFFERENTIATED ACTIVITY

Group 1 - The Impossible Dream

Group 2 - Payphone

Group 3 – WELCOME TO MY LIFE

ASSIGNMENT

On your English notebook, answer the

following.

1. What are clauses?

2. What are the kinds of clauses?

Differentiate them.

3. Give 5 sentences for each kind of

clauses.