Pineapple: Health Benefits, Recipes, Health Risks. Christopher Columbus brought pineapples back to Europe after an expedition to South America. Pineapples became known as an extravagant and exotic fruit, served only at the most lavish of banquets.
Infinitive is a grammatical term referring to certain verb forms existing in many languages. As with many linguistic concepts, there is not a single definition applicable to all languages. The word is derived from Late Latin [modus] infinitivus, a derivative of infinitus meaning infinite.
Part A Infinitives An infinitive is the base form of the verb, commonly preceded by to . An infinitive may be used as a noun, adverb, or adjective. Examples: -To know him is to like him. (noun) -She came here to study.