Subject + verb + To Infinitive
In this pattern, I would like to say that the point of the pattern is in the verb and to infinitive.
What is "to infinitive"? To infinitive is a kind of verb. What kinds of verb is it and what is the difference between the verb and the to-infinitive? Well, the discussion turns complicated. Now let me simplify it.
There are two kinds of verbs in English fundamentally:
1. Bare-Infinitive (e.g. go, sit, think, etc)
2. To-Infinitive (e.g. to go, to sit, to think, etc)
So, do you know the difference between the two fundamental verbs?
See the picture below!
Verb pattern 8 wants you to place bare infinitive precedes to infinitive.
For examples:
She wants to know.
I try to understand him.
She begins to cry.
We would like to watch the film.
They decided to visit the museum.
This following sentence is wrong structure:
She to wants go.
She wants go.
Note:
Put /not/ before the to-infinitive when you want to make negation.
For example:
They decided not to visit the museum.
Finally, do you know the difference between the sentence above with this one below?
They did not decide to visit the museum.
In this pattern, I would like to say that the point of the pattern is in the verb and to infinitive.
What is "to infinitive"? To infinitive is a kind of verb. What kinds of verb is it and what is the difference between the verb and the to-infinitive? Well, the discussion turns complicated. Now let me simplify it.
There are two kinds of verbs in English fundamentally:
1. Bare-Infinitive (e.g. go, sit, think, etc)
2. To-Infinitive (e.g. to go, to sit, to think, etc)
So, do you know the difference between the two fundamental verbs?
See the picture below!
Verb pattern 8 wants you to place bare infinitive precedes to infinitive.
For examples:
She wants to know.
I try to understand him.
She begins to cry.
We would like to watch the film.
They decided to visit the museum.
This following sentence is wrong structure:
She to wants go.
She wants go.
Note:
Put /not/ before the to-infinitive when you want to make negation.
For example:
They decided not to visit the museum.
Finally, do you know the difference between the sentence above with this one below?
They did not decide to visit the museum.