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Read the following examples:

1. My mother made me write the lesson again.
In the case of ‘dare’ and ‘need’,
2. Let me study or I’ll fail in my examination.
we use to-infinitive in affirmative
3. This sitar belongs to my father. I sentences but drop the ‘to’ in
daren’t touch it. negative sentences.

G Infinitive without ‘to’ is also used after the following
expressions:
had better sooner than would rather rather than

Read the following examples:
1. It’s getting cold. We had better close the door.

2. Would you like to eat from the restaurant? I would rather eat at home.

G Infinitives can also be used to make the sentence compact.

Read the following examples:
1. You should learn from other’s mistakes if you want to succeed in life.

You should learn from other’s mistakes to succeed in life.

2. Ritu hoped that she would win the competition easily.
Ritu hoped to win the competition easily.

3. I was delighted when I heard the news of your coming home.

I was delighted to hear the news of your coming home.

Infinitives can also be used to join two sentences.

G Out of two sentences, the more important one is taken as the main clause and the
verb in the other sentence is converted into an infinitive.
Read the following examples:

1. He shared the food with us. It was generous of him.

It was generous of him to share the food with us.

2. You should ask your doubts. You shouldn’t be ashamed of it.
You shouldn’t be ashamed to ask your doubts.

3. She lost the necklace. She was sad.

She was sad to lose the necklace.
4. He helped the poor child. It was kind of him.

It was kind of him to help the poor child.

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