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bare infinitive

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bare infinitive
n.
In English, the infinitive without to, as used with modal auxiliary verbs. In the sentence I must go to the store now, the verb go is a bare infinitive.
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On the basis of these cursory observations Pilch (1955b: 44) builds up the following paradigm of use of the prefix: (i) in present indicative the prefix never occurs as i-, sporadically found as y-, (ii) in present and past subjunctive the prefix occurs as y-, (iii) in bare infinitives preceded by an auxiliary only as y-, (iv) never in present participles, (v) in most instances of preterite participles, usually as y-.
The pre-verbal I- in early Middle English: an analysis of the formal ... by Mokrowiecki, Tomasz / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
But the capacity to take the bare infinitive infinitives shown in (1) is shared with the "core" verbs of physical perception, as illustrated in (3): 3) a.
Let and the "bare infinitive": an exploratory exercise in traditional ... by Anderson, John M. / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
In this pattern the verb is used with a noun or pronoun and a bare infinitive.
Coding systems in monolingual English learners' dictionaries: form ... by Dziemianko, Anna / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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