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Question
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
It was funny to read words that stood still.
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Solution
It was funny to read words that stood still.
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| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
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2. |
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