Question

State the syntactic function of the infinitive.
1. The heat made him feel faint.
2. He has been known to spend all morning in the bathroom.
3. We went early so as to get good seats.
4. It is too dark to take a photograph.
5. It is forbidden to leave the room during the first hour of the examination.
6. You needn't spend half an hour on every question.
7. I don't want to smoke so much, but I'm too week to say no.
8. Let's go to the pictures. There is nowhere else to go.
9. Lincoln rose to speak. They were too far away to hear what we were saying.
10. The reason that I am phoning you is to invite you to the party.
11. She felt it her duty to tell the police.
12. Mistakes were starting to creep in.
13. We stopped to take pictures.
14. I can't begin to thank you enough.
15. The company was ordered to pay compensation for its former employees
16. We were requested to assemble in the lobby.
17. She walked home the long way round so as not to bump into anybody.
18. Give me something to eat.
19. She had no one to share in her sorrow at the loss of her mother.
20. The result was unfortunate, to put it mildly.

Answer 1

1. to feel faint: Infinitive phrase functioning as the direct object of the verb "made."

2. to spend all morning in the bathroom: Infinitive phrase functioning as a subject complement.

3. to get good seats: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as an adverbial phrase.

4. to take a photograph: Infinitive phrase functioning as the complement of the adjective "dark."

5. to leave the room during the first hour of the examination: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the complement of the verb "forbidden."

6. to spend half an hour on every question: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the direct object of the verb "needn't spend."

7. to smoke so much: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the direct object of the verb "want."

8. to go to the pictures: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the direct object of the verb "go."

9. to speak: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as an adverbial phrase of purpose.

10. to invite you to the party: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the complement of the verb "is."

11. to tell the police: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the direct object of the verb "felt."

12. to creep in: Infinitive phrase functioning as the complement of the verb "starting."

13. to take pictures: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the complement of the verb "stopped."

14. to thank you enough: Infinitive phrase functioning as the direct object of the verb "begin."

15. to pay compensation for its former employees: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the complement of the verb "ordered."

16. to assemble in the lobby: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the complement of the verb "requested."

17. not to bump into anybody: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as an adverbial phrase.

18. to eat: Infinitive phrase functioning as the direct object of the verb "Give."

19. to share in her sorrow at the loss of her mother: Infinitive phrase indicating purpose, functioning as the complement of the noun "one."

20. to put it mildly: Infinitive phrase functioning as an adverbial phrase.