Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
if clause to infinitive clause
hello
I would like to know how cam I change the if clause to the infinitive form?
like/// If you want to go there you need a bus. =To go there you need a bus.
I mean when can I change it and when I can't please I need the rule.
I would like to know how cam I change the if clause to the infinitive form?
like/// If you want to go there you need a bus. =To go there you need a bus.
I mean when can I change it and when I can't please I need the rule.
Top answer
It seems to me like you've made an ellipsis. You've removed the "If you want" from the clause, leaving the infinitive as is - so you no longer have a clause, or "infinitive clause," as you say. You could make an infinitive phrase or a participial phrase the subject of the sentence: To go there / going there requires a bus.
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It seems to me like you've made an ellipsis. You've removed the "If you want" from the clause, leaving the infinitive as is - so you no longer have a clause, or "infinitive clause," as you say.
You could make an infinitive phrase or a participial phrase the subject of the sentence: To go there / going there requires a bus.
I'm afraid I've left you still look
You could make an infinitive phrase or a participial phrase the subject of the sentence: To go there / going there requires a bus.
I'm afraid I've left you still look
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