Accusative--Infinitive Construction

1. What is an infinitive construction?
2. What is an example of accusative with infinitive in Latin?
3. What are the 3 types of infinitives?
4. What is infinitive sentence structure?

What is an infinitive construction?

An infinitive is a verbal, a verb form or construction that plays the role of a different part of speech in a sentence. Although infinitives contain verbs, they cannot function as verbs. They do not convey a sense of tense on their own, and sentences containing them must include at least one finite main verb.

What is an example of accusative with infinitive in Latin?

Rather, an accusative subject is used with an infinitive to develop the appropriate meaning. For example, translating the aforementioned example into Latin: Iūlia dīcit sē bonam discipulam esse. literally: 'Julia says herself to be a good student.

What are the 3 types of infinitives?

Let's start with the three major types of infinitives - Full, Bare, and Split Infinitives.

What is infinitive sentence structure?

An infinitive is a verbal consisting of the word to plus a verb; it may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb. An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive plus modifier(s), object(s), complement(s), and/or actor(s).