No matter how fascinating the biology dissection is, Emanuel turns his head and refuses to look . Wherever Melissa goes, she always brings a book to read in case conversation lags or she has a long wait. Richard braved the icy rain to throw the smelly squid eyeball stew into the dumpster. Recognize an infinitive even when it is missing the to . An infinitive will almost always begin with to .
Exceptions do occur, however.
An infinitive, for example, will lose its to when it follows certain verbs. These verbs are feel , hear , help , let , make , see , and watch . When Danny heard the alarm clock buzz , he slapped the snooze button and burrowed under the covers for ten more minutes of sleep. Although Dr. Ribley spent an extra class period helping us understand logarithms, we still bombed the test. I said a prayer when I saw my friends mount the Kumba, a frightening roller coaster that twists and rolls like a giant sea serpent.