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 ne
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