BlackBlitz Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Infinitives as Adv/Adj =s
Hmmm... Infinitives are kind of confusing when I don't know if the function is an adj or adv.
"Wherever Melissa goes, she always brings a book to read"
"To read" is an adj. modifying "book". However, to me, it kind of sounds like n adv.
-Why did she bring a book? To read it.
Can anyone tell me an explanation for this? Any tips for figuring out whether infinities are adj/adv?
"Wherever Melissa goes, she always brings a book to read"
"To read" is an adj. modifying "book". However, to me, it kind of sounds like n adv.
-Why did she bring a book? To read it.
Can anyone tell me an explanation for this? Any tips for figuring out whether infinities are adj/adv?
Top answer
I think, "to read" here is just a verb phrase to indicate purposes, neither an adjective nor adverb.
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I think, "to read" here is just a verb phrase to indicate purposes, neither an adjective nor adverb. 
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