If I have a construction using an infinitive form such as in:
"I want to go" or "What is to be thought of that?"
What is the formal name for the part of speech that 'to' represents? 'To' is part of the verb, but I don't know how to name this.
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Sign up to join this communityIf I have a construction using an infinitive form such as in:
"I want to go" or "What is to be thought of that?"
What is the formal name for the part of speech that 'to' represents? 'To' is part of the verb, but I don't know how to name this.
It is a particle, and since it precedes infinitives, it is often called infinitival particle.