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Par. 99-Ixo.] THIE INFINITIVE.

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(3) "He reported the experiment to have failed."
(4) " I perceived him to have made a mistake."
(5) "I saw him (to) fall."
I. (c) Less frequently, as part of a Noun-Phrase
used Subjectively: -
(1) " He is said to be coming."
(2) " The prisoner was ordered to be executed."
But these may also sometimes be parsed as Adverbial Infinitives. See Par. 105.
99 II. As an Adverb, or part of an Adverb, modifying a Verb or Adjective: -
(1) "I am come (for what purpose?) to see you."
(2) "I am sorry (on account of what?) to hear this."
(3) "He is slow (in what respect?) toforgive."
(4) "You are cruel (in what respect?) to frighten
her."
I00 III. As an Adjective-Phrase:(1) " Water to drink," i.e. "drinking-water."
(2) "Paper to write with," i.e. " writing-paper."
(3) "Their importunity was not to be resisted," i.e.
" ir-resistible."
(4) "Your mistake is to be deplored," i.e. "deplorable."
10I How to Parse an Infinitive.
Hence, in parsing an Infinitive, you may first
state1. Kind of Verb. Transitive or Intransitive.