infinitive
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a: Infinitive ~
b: bacon on the hamburger of the sentence
What: "An infinitive is like bacon on the hamburger of the sentence. It's meat, but it's not the main meat. But when you buy a bacon burger, I bet you're really buying it for the bacon. And the finite verb may not be the real main event of the sentence. Sometimes the infinitive is what matters more."
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Writer: Annie Wei-Yu Kan
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Date: Oct 9 2013 3:35 PM
# 3904 Critique Analogy
The Baser Matter
a: Infinitive ~
b: a lump of clay
What: "The infinitive is like a lump of clay that can be molded to match the subject of the sentence it is used in:
I speak,
you speak,
he/she speaks,
we speak,
you-all* speak,
they speak,"
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Writer: jessicamccall117
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Date: Oct 9 2013 3:35 PM
# 3905 Critique Analogy
A Tortilla Sin Salsa Y Frijoles?
a: Infinitive ~
b: a bowl of spaghetti with no sauce or cheese
What: "The first verb form is called the infinitive, and it is the way we name the verb."Think of it this way: you can have spaghetti with meat sauce, or you can have it with Parmesan cheese and butter. Either way, it's still spaghetti, right? The infinitive is like a bowl of spaghetti with no sauce or cheese. "
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Writer: Lenora Riley and David Gustafson
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Date: Oct 9 2013 3:49 PM
# 3908 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.