Contoh:
Playing football is my hobby.
VERB + GERUND
Enjoy quit (give up) go consider(think
about)
Contoh:
I go shopping with my friends.
I enjoy playing tennis.
Brian quit smoking.
Brian give up smoking.
Infinitive adalah verbal yang terdiri dari to dan bentuk simple dari verb (bare infinitive)
yang berfungsi sebagai noun (kata benda). adjective (kata sifat), atau adverb (kata
keterangan). Pada saat digunakan sebagai noun, infinitive dapat menempati
posisi subject, direct object, appositive, atau subject complement.
tell someone to, advise someone to, encourage someone to, remind someone
to, invite someone to, permit someone to, allow someone to, warn someone
to, require someone to,order someone to, force someone to, ask someone
to, expect someone to, would like someone to, want someone
to, need someone to, etc.
Contoh:
1. She advised me to drink milk. (Dia menganjurkan saya untuk minum susu)
2. I expect Desy to pass the test. (Saya berharap Desy lolos ujian)