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1. Read the sentence. To play with matches is wrong. How does the infinitive function in the sentence?
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1. Read the sentence.

To play with matches is wrong.
How does the infinitive function in the sentence?

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The infinitive in this sentenced is a GERUND, which means its function is to represent the act of, it is technically a noun, as it is the act of playing.

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