Infinitives
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What would you like to know?
What is to know.
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The coughing frog frightened him each night.
What is coughing
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Jack's painted skin made SamnEric extremely nervous.
What is painted.
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I love cheering the Islanders.
What is cheering
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I like eating skittles in my classroom.
What is eating skittles in my classroom.
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Good athletes always find time to practice.
What is to practice.
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Somewhere in this school, every minute, there is a student cheating on a test.
What is cheating
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I was really bored during the flight.
What is bored.
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Writing tests is what I dread the most.
What is writing.
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Speaking slowly is the best way to give a speech.
What is speaking slowly.
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I have to brush, to get up and go to the store.
What is to brush, and to get up.
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The smell of burning leaves stirs memories of my childhood.
What is burning.
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I have been agitated long enough by your nonsense.
What is agitated
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You might like singing in a large chorus.
What is singing.
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I want to talk to you about stealing those test answers.
What is stealing those test answers.
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Walk up to any bank window. The person to see is a teller.
What is to see is a teller.
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The woman watched the clown creeping toward the child.
What is creeping.
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My hardworking, tired teacher needs a break.
What is hardworking, tired.
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Sally decided that driving around the US was the best thing to do over the summer.
What is driving.
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Eating fruit without washing it will make you ill.
What is Eating fruit without washing it.
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In ancient times, some people liked to keep money in safes.
What is to keep money in safes.
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Crying heavily over the loss, Mr. Bender lay on the bed for several hours.
What is crying heavily over the loss.
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Here is a laminated copy to replace your torn one.
What is laminated, and torn.
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I'm going shopping, skating, and sky-diving today!
What is 3. (GOING IS THE VERB)
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Drinking too much soda in a day will cause heartburn.
What is Drinking too much soda in a day.