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একটি দূতাবাসের ইংরেজি শিক্ষক TESL Certified English Trainer (UK) www.ziahasan.com পর্ব : ২০৪ Uses of Infinitive আজ আমাদের আলোচনা Infinitive নিয়ে। Infinitive ও gerund এর মত একটি verbal noun (to+verb)| Verb এর present form এর আগে To যোগ করলে সেটা যদি এর মত কাজ করে তবে সেই Verb formকে Infinitive বলে। এটিও Noun এর সমতুল্য। নীচে Infinitive এর কিছু ব্যাবহার দেয়া হলঃ 1. As a Subject : To walk is good for health. To tell a lie is a sin. 2. As an Object : Sandra likes to read novel. David wants to play cricket. 3. As an Object of Preposition: Tom is about to go away. The man is about to die. 4. As a Complement of Incomplete Verb: I have to see him everyday. He had to flatter his boss. # Omission of ÔToÕ (‡hme ‡¶‡Î Infinitive Gi to Dn¨ _vK‡e) a) Make, dare, need, see, behold, catch, hear, help, let, bid, etc. verb Gi c‡i active voice G to Dn¨ _v‡K; ‡hgbt He made me (to) write the letter. He dared not (to) appear before the boss. You need not (to) go there. (But, You need to go there!) I saw him (to) go by this way. b) Better, had better, had rather, had sooner, than, but, except etc. Gi c‡iI Infinitive Gi to Dn¨ _vK‡e, ‡hgbt I better (to) go now. You had better (to) read than (to) play. He had rather (to) starve than (to) steal. I couldnÕt but (to) laugh at his words. Quote on life: ÒYou see things; and you say, ÔWhy?Õ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ÔWhy not?ÕÓ ~ George Bernard Shaw প্রিয় পাঠক, ভালো থাকুন ভালো রাখুন সবাইকে!